Apple Curried Butternut Squash Soup

Apple Curried Butternut Squash Soup

Ingredients:

2 halves roasted butternut squash

2 cups apple juice

2 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp curry powder

1 can white beans

Salt and ground black pepper

Scoop flesh out of butternut squash with a spoon. In a medium sauce pan, combine apple juice, flesh of butternut squash, white beans, curry powder, salt and pepper. Set pot over medium heat and bring to a simmer, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and pour soup in a blender and puree until smooth. Ladle into bowls.

Good autumn soup!

[from Amy]

Butternut Squash with Polenta

Tonight we had butternut squash w/ polenta (the butternut squash alone is a great side dish if you want meat as your main course)


Here's the squash recipe:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

• 1 large butternut squash
• 1-2 garlic cloves, minced (depending on the size of the squash)
• olive oil (enough to coat)
• parm cheese (as much as you like!)

1. Peel, seed, and cut the squash into 1-inch pieces
2. In a large bowl, toss the squash with enough olive oil to coat to squash, then add garlic and toss to mix well.
3. Put squash mixture into a baking dish (I use 9X13) and sprinkle with parm cheese. (Use more if you like a crunchy top, less if not)
4. Bake uncovered for 45 min.-1 hour, until soft but not mushy.

I serve it on top of a bed of polenta, but again it's great alone as a side dish.

 
[from Maryea]