Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Amaretti Cookies

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Total Time:
1 hr 15 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
55 min
Yield:
6 to 8 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 2 (2 pound) butternut squash, halved lengthwise, seeded
  • Vegetable oil
  • 1/4 pound amaretti cookies
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 bunch fresh sage
  • 1 onion, sliced thin
  • 4 cups chicken stock, either homemade or store-bought
  • Pinch of grated nutmeg
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 13 by 9 by 2-inch glass baking dish with vegetable oil. Place squash cut side up in prepared dish. Pierce each squash half several times with toothpick or skewer. Bake until squash is tender, about 45 minutes.

While the squash is cooking, use a handheld mixer with the chopping attachment to pulse the cookies until roughly chopped. Set aside.

In a large pot, bring the olive oil up to almost smoking. Quickly cook the sage leaves until crisp. Remove and reserve the sage, and saute the sliced onion. When the squash is done cooking, using a large spoon, scrape squash into the pot; discard peel. Add 3 1/2 cups chicken stock and nutmeg and puree until smooth, add additional stock to reach desired consistency. Stir soup over medium heat until heated through. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Top with crushed amaretti; garnish with sage leaves.

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  • on December 28, 2011

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    Good base. But this needed some doctoring for a more developed flavour.
    I used vegetable stock (as suggested by others.
    For spices I added freshly ground peppercorns and fresh ground cloves to the onions once they had softened (~6 of each, as well as a cinnamon stick. These really helped to enliven the flavor. I re-added the fried sage leaves before blending, for extra sage flavor.
    (Remove cinnamon stick before blending. I got rave reviews from all.

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  • on December 17, 2011

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    Very easy to make and it is a great hit every time I serve it.

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  • on November 28, 2011

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    Easy to make and delicious. I added clove and cinnamon as well. Will make it again!

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