Don’t they say that necessity is the mother of invention? Well, I suppose that this soup is not actually an invention, but I had a butternut squash, some apples and broth that I needed to use. I haven’t mentioned it before, but we are getting ready to move across the country to the great state of Texas!!! So I’ve been doing the fridge/freezer purging cooking as of lately. So in an effort to use what I’ve got, I googled butternut apple soup and lo and behold someone else had already created a recipe and I simply adapted it from the original to suit our tastes and what we had on hand. The soup has just a mild hint of sweetness to it and tastes delicious served up warm or fresh out of the refrigerator. It would be just perfect served up with grilled cheese, a salmon filet or even sprinkled with some bacon, toasted sourdough croutons, parmesan or even goat cheese. Yum!
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter or lard
- 1 large onion, chopped
- about 2 cups cubed butternut squash
- 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and cut in pieces
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1/2 cup cream (use sour cream or milk in a pinch, but cream is really best!)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat fat in a medium pan over medium heat. Add onion and sauté for about 5-10 minutes, or until transparent.
- Stir in broth, apple and squash. Cover and reduce heat to a simmer, simmering until the veggies are tender ( about 20 minutes).
- Blend with an immersion blender or blend in batches in a blender. Stir in cream and serve garnished with your toppings of choice: toasted sourdough croutons, parmesan or goat cheese, fresh chives, etc... May be served warm or straight from the fridge.
How exciting for a new venture!!! And what a soup to get ready for the grand trip.
Thanks, Belinda! We’re super excited along with feeling sad to leave our current home. Pretty soon I’ll be looking for local food resources in TX :)
I’ve made butternut squash soup for several years now, but I have to admit, when I made my very first batch it was difficult to add the apple in there. lol
It’s a fabulous soup though.
I suppose it does seem a bit odd to add apple to soup, but it is pretty delicious once you take the plunge :)
lovely photo Katie and a delicious soup.
This sounds delicious…can’t wait to try! Came over by way of Real Food Forager…..nice looking site. Will enjoy browsing through.
Hope you don’t mind, I’d like to pin the recipe.