I guarantee that you will fall in love with these two recipes from my 7 day Fall Cleanse Program. They are so easy to make and definitely a crowd pleaser. Make it for Thanksgiving or any time during the fall or winter season.
Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Yields: 4 servings
Ingredients:
To garnish:
Roasted Butternut and Coconut Soup
Yields: 4
Ingredients:
Directions:
Serve with with some home made cashew cream and enjoy. It looks and tasted divine!
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Curried Butternut Squash Soup
Yields: 4 servings
Ingredients:
- 1 butternut squash, seeded, peeled, chopped (you may also use acorn, pumpkin, delicata)
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- homemade veggie or chicken stock or filtered water
- 2 tsp curry powder
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin
- Coconut oil
- Sauté finely minced onions and minced garlic in a little bit of coconut oil.
- Add the spices.
- Add chopped squash and fill with stock until just covered.
- Boil until tender.
- Mash or blend in blender until smooth and return to the pot to heat through.
To garnish:
- You can add chopped fresh cilantro or parsley, and/or toasted pumpkin seeds for garnish.
- I love to sprinkle dulse flakes (seaweed) and hemp seeds on mine.
- Another yummy option is aged balsamic vinegar. Just drizzle on top and enjoy.
- Or some cashew cream.
Roasted Butternut and Coconut Soup
Yields: 4
Ingredients:
- 1 butternut squash
- 1 can coconut milk (Natural Value or Native Forest)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, save 1/2 for serving
- 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 2 Tbsp raw apple cider vinegar
- sea salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Cut the butternut squash into two and remove the seeds.
- Place both halves on a baking tray, cut side down and bake for about 35 minutes. The halves are ready when the skin is bubbly and slightly browned.
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- Scoop out the flesh and place it in a food processor or strong blender together with the rest of the ingredients.
- Blend on high speed until completely smooth.
- Add extra water if desired.
- Season to taste.
- Return to the stove top if you need to keep it warm.
Serve with with some home made cashew cream and enjoy. It looks and tasted divine!
www.shininghealth.com/pages/fall-cleanse