Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Lime Cream

Description

Delicious soup with a taste of curry and a lime cream is just the right kind of complement. Spice it up with cayenne pepper. Add some cilantro, shrimp, or almonds.

Ingredients

  • 1 butternut squash, halved and seeded
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 cups vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 lime, zested

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
  2. Place butternut squash
  3. cut-side up
  4. on the prepared baking sheet. Coat the cut sides with olive oil; season with salt and pepper.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until butternut squash is tender when pierced with a fork
  6. 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove squash from oven and cool slightly
  7. about 10 minutes.
  8. Scoop flesh from roasted butternut squash and transfer to a saucepan; add broth
  9. garlic powder
  10. onion powder
  11. curry powder
  12. salt
  13. and pepper. Bring squash mixture to a simmer until flavors blend
  14. about 10 minutes.
  15. Pour squash mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until soup is smooth.
  16. Whisk sour cream
  17. lime juice
  18. and lime zest together in a bowl until lime cream is evenly mixed. Serve soup in bowls; top with a dollop of lime cream.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 55 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins

Servings: 4

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