Coconut Curry Butternut Squash Soup

Vegetarian
Serves 5
Prep Time: 20min
Cook Time: 1 hour 10min

Ingredients:

1 small or medium sized butternut squash, halved and seeded
2 teaspoons of liquid coconut oil (or coconut oil melted)
1 teaspoon of kosher salt
Pinch of Black pepper
1 teaspoon chopped Rosemary 
½ teaspoon Thyme chopped 
½ cup of diced carrots
½ cup of diced celery
1 teaspoon curry powder
3 cloves of diced garlic
1 shallot diced (or 1 small cooking onion)
2 cups of vegetable broth
1 can coconut milk
1 tablespoon of fresh flat-leaf parsley chopped
Pinch of Saffron/Paprika for garnish

Directions:

  1. Preheat Oven to 400 and place rack in the middle of the oven
  2. Cut Butternut squash in ½’s and remove seeds. Brush with 1 teaspoon of oil, dust with salt and pepper.
  3. Put butternut squash on a baking pan cut side up and roast until tender (50-55min)
  4. Remove squash from the oven and let cool 5-10min. Use a spoon to scoop the flesh out and set aside.
  5. Heat the remaining 1 teaspoon of oil in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Add the ½ cup of carrots, ½ cup of celery, teaspoon of curry powder, 3 cloves of minced garlic and diced shallot (or ½ cooking onion)
  6. Cook stirring occasionally until the onions are clear and the carrots are tender (approx 5 min)
  7. Add squash, coconut milk and broth to the vegetables and let simmer for 5 min. 
  8. Puree the soup in sections to ensure creamy smooth texture
  9. Serve and garnish with saffron or paprika
  10. Soup can be consumed right away, refrigerated or frozen.

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Notes:

Garnish options:
Greek Yogurt Creme Fresh (or Coconut creme fresh)
Dried Coconut Flakes with skin visible – health food section
Parsley
Cardamom Seeds