Golden Squash Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute leeks and carrots in butter for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the squash, broth, zucchini, salt, thyme and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 30-35 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Cool until lukewarm. , In a blender, puree soup in small batches until smooth; return to pan. Stir in cream and milk; heat through (do not boil). Sprinkle with cheese and chives if desired.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute leeks in butter until tender. Stir in the squash, broth, thyme and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until squash is tender, 10-15 minutes . Cool slightly. , In a blender, cover and process squash mixture in small batches until smooth; return all to the pan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Add cheese; stir until soup is heated through and cheese is melted. Garnish with sour cream and onion.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium heat. Add leeks and green garlic; cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes. Add red potatoes, eggplants, and zucchini. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, about 15 minutes.
• Stir kale and lettuce into the Dutch oven until wilted. Pour in water and vegetable bouillon. Bring soup to a boil; simmer, covered, until flavors combine, about 1 hour.
• Blend soup using a hand immersion blender until creamy.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in oil with nutmeg, cinnamon, thyme and bay leaves until onion is tender. Stir in the water, celery and carrot; cover and simmer until carrot is tender. Discard bay leaves. , In a blender, place half of the squash and half of the tomato, apple and orange juices; add half of the vegetable mixture. Puree; return to pan. Repeat with the remaining squash, juices and vegetable mixture; return to pan. Add salt and pepper. Heat through.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add squash, carrots, red pepper, apple and onion; cook and stir until crisp-tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in water, vegetable base and seasonings. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are tender, 8-10 minutes. Stir in almond milk., Puree soup using an immersion blender. Or, cool soup slightly and puree in batches in a blender; return to pan and heat through.

Steps:

• Bake or boil the squash. To bake, halve the squash and scoop out the seeds. Place the squash halves cut side down on an oiled baking sheet and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Bake at 350 degrees until tender, about one hour. Scoop out the pulp and discard the skin. To boil, peel the squash, halve it, and scoop out the seeds. Cut it into chunks and place them in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring the water to a boil and cook until the squash is tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and reserve the liquid.
• Meanwhile, saute the chopped onion in the oil with the nutmeg, cinnamon, thyme, and bay leaves until the onion is translucent. Add the diced carrot and celery and the water (if you boiled the squash, use the reserved liquid). Cover and simmer until the carrots are Tender. Remove the bay leaves.
• In a blender or food processor, puree the cooked squash, the onioncarrot mixture, and the juices in batches. Gently reheat the soup. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• In a large stockpot mix together the squash, apples, onions, breadcrumbs, stock, salt, rosemary, oregano and pepper.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 90 minutes, stirring often.
• Puree until smooth in a food processor or hand held blender.
• If using a food processor return to pan and whisk in cream.
• Adjust seasonings and reheat or chill and serve cold.

Steps:

• Place a large skillet over medium heat.
• After about 1 minute, add 1 T of the olive oil, and swirl to coat the pan.
• Add the onion and salt.
• Cook, stirring often, for about 10 minutes, or until the onion becomes very tender and lightly golden.
• Transfer to a bowl and set aside.
• Return the pan to the heat and slick the pan with just a teaspoon or two more of olive oil.
• Add the squash in a single layer, and cook, without stirring, until very golden on the bottom, for 1-2 minutes.
• Toss or stir to flip the squash and continue cooking, undisturbed, for 1-2 minutes longer, or until deeply golden brown on the other side.
• Toss in the garlic, and return the onions to the pan.
• Mix well, and season to taste with additional salt, if needed, and with a good amount of freshly ground black pepper.
• Serve hot, warm or at room temperature, garnished with a light sprinkling of thyme, and pine nuts and/or cheese, if desired.
• NOTE: You can make this with any of the thin-skinned, quick cooking squash varieties such as yellow patty pan, zucchini, crooknect, etc.
• Peeling the squash is optional.

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Melt butter in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat.
• Add squash, potato, salt, and pepper to pan; sauté 3 minutes. Add leek; sauté 1 minute. Stir in broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until potato is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Place half of potato mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl.
• Repeat procedure with remaining potato mixture.
• Stir in half-and-half.
• Cover and keep warm.
• For Gruyere Toasts:.
• Arrange bread slices in a single layer on a baking sheet; sprinkle evenly with cheese. Broil bread slices 2 minutes or until golden.
• Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls; top each serving with about 1 teaspoon chives. Serve 2 bread slices with each serving. Garnish with freshly ground black pepper, if desired.

Steps:

• Sauté leeks and carrots in butter.
• Add butternut, zucchini, broth,thyme and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 30-35 min or until vegetables are tender.
• Cool.
• Puree in blender in small batches.
• Return each batch to pot and add in cream and milk.
• Heat soup but do not boil.
• Sprinkle Parmesan and chives.

Steps:

• In large saucepan, saute leeks in butter until tender.
• Stir in the squash, broth, thyme and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat;cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until the squash is tender.
• Cool slghtly.
• In a blender, cover and process squash mixture in small batches until smooth; return to the pan.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Add the cheese; stir until soup is heated through and cheese is melted.
• Garnish with the sour cream and onion.