Carrot & Squash Soup
Carrot & Squash Soup
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 434kcal
Ingredients
- 3 medium carrots peeled and chopped
- 2 medium parsnips peeled and chopped
- 1 2-pound red kuri squash (or other favorite squash such as pumpkin or buttercup), seeded and sliced into 1-inch thick slices
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil plus more for roasting vegetables
- 4 cups vegetable broth
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 12 fresh sage leaves
For garnish:
- Crème fraîche or sour cream
- ¼ pound bacon cooked and crumbled (optional)
- Fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- On a baking sheet, arrange the carrots and parsnips.
- On another baking sheet, arrange slices of squash.
- Season the vegetables with salt, pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil on top.
- Roast for about an hour or until they are soft and tender.
- When the vegetables are ready, remove from the oven and peel the skin off of the squash.
- Add all of the vegetables to the pot with the vegetable broth and bring to a boil.
- Then reduce heat and let simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Strain the soup ingredients from the broth, reserving all of the broth.
- Pulse the cooked vegetables in a food processor or with an immersion blender, gradually adding in the broth until forming a smooth purée of desired consistency. If it is not thin enough for you after adding in all of the vegetable broth, you can add in water a little at a time and purée again until the desired texture is achieved.
- Then add salt and pepper to taste.
- To make the sage chips, heat the 2 tablespoons of olive oil and butter in a skillet on medium-high heat.
- Once hot, add in sage leaves.
- Let the leaves fry for about 5 minutes before lifting them out of the pan with a slotted spatula and setting on paper towels to soak up the excess oil. They should be stiff when you take them out of the pan.
- Immediately sprinkle sea salt on the chips – if you wait too long the salt won’t stick.
- To serve, spoon a dollop of crème fraîche or sour cream onto each bowl of soup.
- Garnish with crumbled bacon (if using), sage chips, and thyme.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Carrot & Squash Soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 434
Calories from Fat 216
% Daily Value*
Fat 24g37%
Saturated Fat 8g40%
Cholesterol 33mg11%
Sodium 1230mg51%
Potassium 1683mg48%
Carbohydrates 50g17%
Fiber 10g40%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 12965IU259%
Vitamin C 57.7mg70%
Calcium 138mg14%
Iron 2.7mg15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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