CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND APPLE BISQUE

Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Bisque image

This is the most requested recipe I make, it is the perfect fall and winter soup. Warning: Don't make it for Thanksgiving as people will fill up on it and be unable to eat the rest of the meal!

Provided by Gregg Bracke

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Fruit Soup Recipes

Time 3h15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

2 butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
olive oil
2 sweet onions (such as Vidalia®), diced
6 cloves garlic, minced
2 quarts vegetable stock
1 (8.4 ounce) package medium-hot curry sauce (such as S&B® Golden Curry)
2 Granny Smith apples, cored and diced
2 (14 ounce) cans unsweetened coconut cream
¼ cup toasted pine nuts, or to taste
16 fresh cilantro leaves, or to taste

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place squash onto a baking sheet cut-side down.
Bake squash in preheated oven until the skin loosens from the flesh, about 40 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a 5-quart stockpot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until the onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Add vegetable stock, curry sauce, and apples to the stockpot; bring to a simmer, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low.
Cut squash into 1-inch cubes; add to the stockpot. Bring the mixture again to a simmer, place a cover on the pot, and cook, stirring once every 15 minutes, until the squash is tender and breaks apart easily when stirred, about 2 hours.
Remove pot from heat and blend soup with an immersion blender until completely pureed. Pour coconut cream into the soup; continue blending until creamy. Top each serving with toasted pine nuts and a couple of leaves of cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 602.7 calories, Carbohydrate 61.8 g, Fat 40.6 g, Fiber 15.6 g, Protein 10.4 g, SaturatedFat 31.4 g, Sodium 584.1 mg, Sugar 15.9 g