Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Soup - This vegetarian recipe (without cream) is autumn in a bowl, made with sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and vegetable stock, blended for a light and wholesome soup.
4cups Calavo Sweet Potato & Butternut Squash Veggie Starter Kitone 1-lb container; see below* if the Veggie Starter Kit is unavailable in your local store
fresh herbsfor garnish, such as chives, oregano, or marjoram (optional)
sunflower seedsfor garnish (optional)
Butternut Squash and Sweet Potato Vegetable Blend (*IF Calavo Veggie Starter Kit is unavailable)
2cupsdiced butternut squash
1cupdiced sweet potato
1/2cupdiced red onion
1/2cupdiced celery
1tablespoonfinely chopped parsley
1teaspoonfinely chopped thyme
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Instructions
Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in the Calavo Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Veggie Starter Kit, ginger, and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes or until the onions are translucent.
Stir in the vegetable stock, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes or until the vegetables are fork-tender.
Carefully transfer the soup to a blender, working in batches if necessary, and blend until smooth. Return the soup to the pot and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve the soup hot, garnishing with fresh herbs, sunflower seeds (if you wish), and hearty bread on the side.
Notes
The Calavo Sweet Potato and Butternut Squash Veggie Starter Kit makes this soup extremely convenient. It contains a convenient blend of butternut squash, sweet potato, red onion, celery, parsley, and thyme. However, if you can not find this in your local grocery store, here are the ingredients to create it yourself:
2 cups diced butternut squash
1 cup diced sweet potato
1/2 cup diced red onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
1 teaspoon finely chopped thyme
Make it creamy:
If you would like a creamier texture, there are a couple of ways to achieve this.
add half a russet potato, peeled and diced to the soup