Roasted Acorn Squash Soup

5 from 1 vote

Roasted Acorn Squash Soup

I combined the roasted acorn squash with roasted onions and garlic; added more savory flavors of fall in the form of ginger, nutmeg, and vanilla; then topped the whole thing off with my healthy spin on gourmet sour cream.

Prep Time20

Cook Time40

Total Time1

Course: Seasoning

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Cassy

Ingredients

Soup:

2 medium-large fresh acorn squash
3 cups chicken stock low sodium ideally
1/2 yellow onion roughly chopped
6 cloves of garlic
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
cracked pepper and sea salt to taste

Gourmet Non-Fat Sour Cream:

1 cup non-fat greek yogurt
1 lemon juiced
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 tablespoon finely chopped sage may substitute 3 cloves roasted garlic if preferred

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.Halve your acorn squash and scrape out the seeds.
Place the acorn squash halves skin side down on the baking sheet and rub with olive oil. Lightly salt then place in the oven for 40 minutes (or until soft under the poke of a fork).
After 20 minutes of the squash being in the oven, place the chopped onions and garlic on a separate aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Roll in olive oil, sea salt, and cracked pepper. Place in the oven for the remaining time left for the acorn squash (about 20 minutes).
In a separate bowl, combine the greek yogurt, lemon juice, sea salt, and sage together. Set aside until serving time.
When the squash and onions/garlic are finished in the oven, take them out and set aside. Wait about 15 minutes or until the squash is cool enough to lightly handle.In a large soup pot, bring the chicken stock to a low simmer.
Use a large spoon and start spooning the flesh away from the skin of the squash. Drop the squash flesh and roasted onions/garlic into the soup pot. Add the ginger, nutmeg, and vanilla.Bring the mixture up to a low simmer then either transfer to your blender or use your immersion blender directly in the pot.
Blend until the soup is smooth. You may add cracked pepper and more sea salt at this time if your taste desires.
Pour a few ladles into your favorite bowl and top with a healthy dollop (about 2 T) of the sour cream. I recommend scraping a bit with each spoonful of soup.

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