Who would’ve thought apples could be made savory… in a soup?

Necessity and hunger make for very imaginative recipes, in my opinon.  Or, if you’re anything like me, you hate to waste food and need to figure out how to clean out the fridge before even thinking of another trip to the grocery store.

I’ve seen French recipes that use pears and apples in soup and once I tried those myself, I’ve never looked at these fruits as simply ’sweets’. I’m sure the French incorporated them into their meals just like other cultures have done the same, in order not to be wasteful as well as to keep healthy.

Apple & Acorn Squash Soup

Before you shy away from this recipe just because of the apples, just know that you can barely taste them in the final result. Maybe someone you know just needs to be slipped some healthy food- this could be the tastiest way to sneak it in…

Ingredients

• 1 acorn squash, cut in quarters, drizzled with olive oil and roasted until soft and brown, approx. 30 minutes (save the seeds for the Roasted Squash Seeds recipe)
• 1 Tb. butter
• 1/2 Tb. olive oil
• 1/4 cup yellow onion, diced
• 2 small organic Gala apples, peeled, seeded and cored, then diced (if you will be doing this ahead of time, squeeze a whole lemon over the apples and toss with the juice in order to prevent browning)
• 1 tsp. French tarragon
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 1/2 cups water or vegetable stock

Directions

1. After the squash is done roasting, allow to cool. Remove the skin and roughly chop into small pieces.
2. In  a deep medium-size saucepan or dutch oven, melt butter until it froths then add olive oil.
3. Saute onions until translucent. Add cut squash and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add diced apples and saute another 2-3 minutes.
4. Add all seasonings to cooking mixture. Add water or broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook another 10-15 minutes or until all ingredients have softened.
5. Using an immersion blender, blend ingredients right in the pot until it is fairly smooth. If you do not have an immersion blender, turn off the heat and allow the mixture to cool. Then, add 1-2 cups of mixture at a time to a regular blender and blend until smooth.
6. Serve while hot with a pat of butter on top.

Bismillah & Buon Appetit!

Tagged as: acorn squash, apples, Soup