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Roasted Butternut Squash & Curry Soup

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Ingredients

  • Butternut squash 4 lbs
  • Yellow onions 2
  • McIntosh apples 2
  • Scallions 4
  • Banana 1
  • Flaked coconut 4 oz
  • Salted roasted cashews 2 oz
  • Chicken stock 32 oz
  • Curry powder 1/2 tsp

Prep

  • Squash - peel, seed, cut into cubes
  • Yellow onions - peel and cut into cubes
  • Apples - peel and cut into cubes
  • Scallions - trim and slice diagonally
  • Coconut - lightly toast at 350 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes until golden brown
  • Cashews - chop — this is the unglamorous shit that makes the good part happen.
  • Banana - small dice

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place the cubed butternut squash, onions and apples on sheet pans and toss them with olive oil, salt and pepper, like you have better things to do than overthink this to death. Spread the mixture into a single layer on each sheet pan. Roast for 35 to 45 minutes, tossing occasionally, until very tender. Meanwhile, heat the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. When the vegetables are done, put them through a food mill, food processor, or blender. Add some of the chicken stock and puree. Do this in batches as needed transferring the pureed soup into a stockpot or large saucepan. Once all the vegetables have been processed and moved to a pot, add additional splashes of chicken stock to reach desired consistancy and thickness. Add the curry powder, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and taste for seasonings. Reheat over low and serve hot in soup bowls sprinkled with flaked coconut, diced banana, scallions and cashews.