SQUASH AND APPLE BISQUE
A delicious crockpot soup, which can be served warm or chilled. Adapted from Betty Crocker's "Slow Cooker" cookbook. Cooking times vary depending on whether you cook the soup on a low or on a high setting: 8-10 hours on low; or 3-5 on high. I posted this recipe for safe-keeping before I'd made it; and I have since made it with a few changes. See notes below.
Provided by bluemoon downunder
Categories Apple
Time 8h15m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Mix all ingredients except the sour cream in a 31/2 to 6 quart slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low heating 8 to 10 hours (or on a high heat setting for 3 to 5 hours) or until squash is tender.
- Place one third to one half of the mixture at a time in a blender or food processor, cover and blend on high speed until smooth. Return mixture to the slow cooker.
- Stir in the sour cream. Cover and cook on a low heat setting for 15 minutes or until the soup is hot. Stir.
- Garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream or unflavoured natural yoghurt (preferably Greek yoghurt), and swirl it into the soup with the tip of a knife.
- For crunch and colour, sprinkle with poppy seeds or chopped pecans.
- If serving chilled: garnish with thin slices of Granny Smith apples and a sprinkling of finely chopped crystalised ginger.
- Chef's Notes: I made this with butternut pumpkin rather than squash, simply because that's what was available. To simplify the preparation stage, I wrapped the two halves of the butternut pumpkin I'd bought in foil and steamed them in a low oven for about an hour. The pumpkin was then easy to scoop out, and I chopped it roughly with a large spoon after I'd put it in the crockpot. I used three onions, roughly chopped, and two leeks, and instead of apple sauce, I used 4 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped. I also did the blending with an immersion blender. I simply removed half of the soup into a bowl, and blended each half, then returned what I'd removed to the crockpot. It smelt delicious while it was cooking, and tasted great.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 184.6, Fat 6.3, SaturatedFat 3.5, Cholesterol 14.9, Sodium 289.1, Carbohydrate 32.2, Fiber 4, Sugar 4.9, Protein 3.5
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