Butternut Squash Soup With Crisps

Butternut Squash Soup With Crisps
  • Author: Nigel Slater

This butternut squash soup recipe is a comforting and flavorful dish perfect for chilly evenings. The combination of caramelized butternut squash, aromatic rosemary, and smoky paprika creates a rich and satisfying soup. Topped with crispy butternut squash skin crisps, this dish is a delightful blend of textures and flavors that will warm you from the inside out.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion
  • , to taste butter
  • 600ml/20fl oz vegetable stock
  • 1 heaped tsp hot smoked paprika
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • reserved butternut squash
  • drizzle olive oil
  • few drops sherry vinegar
  • 2 tbsp finely chopped rosemary

Instructions

  • Peel the butternut squash and reserve the long strips of skin.
  • Discard the butternut squash pulp and chop the remaining butternut squash into chunks.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large casserole, add the onion and butternut squash and plenty of butter (to taste) and cook untill brown and caramelised.
  • Pour over the stock. Simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat, leave to cool slightly and then blend using a food processor or hand-blender to the desired consistency.
  • Add hot smoked paprika and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • For the crisps, preheat the oven to 140C/275F/ Gas 1.
  • Place the reserved butternut peelings in a roasting tray and top with the olive oil, sherry vinegar, chopped rosemary and put in the oven to cook for 20 minutes on a low heat to crisp up.
  • Remove the crisps from the oven and place on kitchen paper to absorb any excess oil.
  • Serve the soup with the skin crisps.

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Cook Time

30M

Prep Time

PT30M

Yield

Serves 3-4