Well, we are certainly into full-blown Fall around here! (How about where you live?) The brightly colored foliage is fading fast…and the leaves are falling almost faster! Piles of leaves are on the curbs, our sweaters are unpacked, almost everyone is wearing socks (except me…i still am scooting around in my Birkenstocks! But not for long!) And we are enjoying soup a few times each week. One pot of soup that we have enjoyed a few times already is this Harvest Veggie Soup, full of veggies and grated apples…very yummy. It is a slightly sweet soup, very satisfying and filling. I choose to make it vegan/vegetarian but it could easily be made with chicken broth, too. This would make a great addition to your own menu when you have vegans, vegetarians, and meat-eaters ? sharing a meal together.
Here on our Monday installment of At Home w/ GCH, we have been featuring recipes which included Fall in-season fruits and veggies. This week, our recipe features a few: apples, cauliflower, and (surprise!) butternut squash. This week’s recipe fits into our healthy but-oh-so-yummy! category since it is really yummy (did I mention that before?), extremely low in fat, and full of delicious, nutritious vegetables. Enjoy!
Harvest Veggie Soup
ingredients:
2 butternut squash
1 large head of cauliflower
2 tablespoons coconut or olive oil
sea salt, freshly ground pepper
1 sweet onion, diced small
1 additional teaspoon olive oil
2-3 tablespoons chopped garlic
2 quarts of vegetable stock
2-3 peeled apples, grated
1 can coconut milk (shake well!)
optional toppings:
cooked, crumbled bacon
sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
shredded sharp cheese
chopped avocado
sprinkle of cinnamon (try it!)
directions:
- preheat oven to 425; line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper
- peel the butternut squash; scoop out the seeds and strings and cut up into 2″ chunks. set aside in a very large bowl
- cut up the cauliflower into smallish-size florets; add to bowl
- pour in oil and season veggies with s&p. stir together well, pour out onto a baking sheet and roast for 20-25 minutes
- meanwhile, in a large stockpot, saute onion along with 1 teaspoon olive oil over medium high heat for 5 minutes or so; reduce heat to low and add in chopped garlic, stirring constantly for 1 minute
- pour in the stock; add additional s&p to taste and allow to simmer gently
- when the veggies in the oven are done roasting, remove from oven and immediately pour into the stockpot; stir well to combine. allow to simmer for 20 minutes or so, adjusting heat if necessary
- when done, scoop out about 1/2 of the veggies and use an immersion blender to puree what is left in the stockpot. (This could also be mashed, or pureed, very carefully, in a standard blender in batches.) taste (be careful…it’s hot!) for additional seasoning, and add back in the reserved veggies
- add the grated apple and pour in the coconut milk; stir well. done!
- optional toppings can be added to each individual bowl of soup
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God loves you! ♥ (Don’t ever forget that!)
♥ coleen
