Curried Butternut Squash Soup With Coconut And Lime
This creamy and flavorful Thai butternut squash soup is a comforting blend of sweet and savory flavors, with a touch of heat from Thai red curry paste. Perfect for chilly days, this soup is easy to make and is sure to warm you up from the inside out. Serve it as a comforting meal or as a starter for a cozy dinner.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Tbs. olive oil
- 3/4 cup sliced shallots
- 1 Tbs. minced or grated fresh ginger
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 9 cups peeled and cubed butternut squash (about 3 lb.)
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/2 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
- 1 tsp. Thai red curry paste
- 3/4 cup light coconut milk
- 2 tsp. fresh lime juice
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, warm the olive oil. Add the shallots and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute more. Add the squash, broth and the 1/2 tsp. salt, increase the heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook until the squash is tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Put the curry paste in a small bowl and stir in the coconut milk until well blended.
- In a blender or food processor, puree the soup, in batches if necessary, until smooth. Return the soup to the pot and stir in the coconut milk mixture. Heat the soup until just hot, then stir in the lime juice and adjust the seasoning with salt. Ladle the soup into warm bowls and serve immediately. Serves 4.
- Adapted from Williams-Sonoma <i>Eat Well,</i> by Charity Ferreira (Oxmoor House, 2008).
Yield
Serves 4.
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