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Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Sweet & Spicy Walnuts

There is nothing better on a cold, dreary day than breaking out a big pot and making soup.

Today I not only pulled out my big pot,  but I was feeling exotic,  so I also pulled out my Padma Lakshmi’s cookbook called “Tangy, Tart, Hot and Sweet.

Padma really challenges you to take chances with exotic spices and somehow it all works.   The cookbook isn’t  vegan, but there are many vegetarian or easily modified to be vegetarian / vegan  recipes.

I especially love this curried butternut squash soup with coconut milk. It is pretty simple but has tremendous flavor. I switched it up a little bit by adding some sweet and spicy walnuts and replacing one of the hard to find exotic ingredients, but it was still so yummy.

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Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Sweet & Spicy Walnuts

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

55 mins

 

The sweet and spicy nuts are a great touch. Here is an easy recipe: 2 cups walnuts (or your favorite nut) ¼ cup light brown sugar 1 tablespoon vegan butter 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon maple syrup (I add a touch of red pepper flakes for extra heat but that is optional) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread nuts on a rimmed baking sheet and toast for 10 minutes. In a large bowl combine melted butter, brown sugar, cayenne pepper and maple syrup. Add nuts, toss to coat. Transfer nuts back on to the baking sheet in a single layer and bake for another 10 minutes.

Author: Ordinary Vegan

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• ⅛ cup virgin olive oil
• 1 cup diced shallots (or white onion)
• 3 whole cloves garlic, chopped
• ¼ cup minced ginger
• 4 bay leaves
• ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2½ pounds butternut squash, peeled and cut into chunks
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 2 cups of vegetable stock
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 15-ounce can low-fat coconut milk
• garnish: freshly chopped chives and sweet and spicy roasted walnuts

Instructions

1. In a deep pot over medium heat the oil. Add the shallots, stirring for a couple of minutes. Add the garlic and continue to stir as you add the ginger. When the shallots start to soften about 4 to 5 minutes, add the bay leaves and crushed red pepper and for an additional minute
2. Add the squash, salt, and curry powder. Stir and cook for 10 minutes or so.
3. Turn the heat to medium high and add the vegetable stock. Put the lid on the pot and bring the soup to a boil. Immediately lower the heat and simmer for an additional 30 minutes, stirring and mashing every 5 minutes. About 15 minutes into the boiling process, add the maple syrup and coconut milk, and stir.
4. When the 30 minutes are up, remove the bay leaves from the soup. With an immersion blender, puree to achieve a creamy texture
5. Reheat the soup in it’s puréed form for 10 minutes more adjusting salt and pepper to taste, if needed. Garnish with chopped chives and roasted walnuts.

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