Butternut Squash Apple Soup
Yesterday we enjoyed a day off from work thanks to Veterans Day. I work for the government and Josh works for a bank so we usually get all of the random holidays off. We ran a lot of errands, took our friends’ dog for a run/walk, relaxed, and of course did some cooking! The highlight of the day:)
We made a big batch of butternut squash soup. We used a recipe from Elise at Simply Recipes and I am glad we did. The soup is delicious. I love the green apple thrown into the mix. It adds a little sweetness and a bit of tart too. The cinnamon and nutmeg just bring out the flavors in the butternut squash. The perfect fall soup!!
You puree it until desired consistency, but we kept it pretty thick. I love the orange color. This soup has few ingredients and is so simple to make. I can’t wait to have some for lunch today!!
Butternut Squash Apple Soup
Adapted from Simply Recipes
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 rib of celery, chopped
I carrot, chopped
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 butternut squash, peeled, seeds removed, chopped
1 tart green apple, peeled, cored, chopped
(squash and apple should be at a 3 to 1 ratio)
3 cups vegetable broth
Pinches of nutmeg, cinnamon, salt and pepper
Combine olive oil, onion, celery, and carrot in large saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes. Add squash, apple, and broth. Bring to boil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until squash is soft. Puree. Add spices to taste.
Serves 4-6.
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This sounds awesome but my emulsion blender is in storage
I will save this for next fall!!
What a beautiful soup! The immersion blender is great for soups!
wooooo….love the color of this soup and needless to say that it’s so healthy as well.
Thanks for sharing.
This sounds awesome, the perfect fall soup, love the addition of apples to this soup….
I love butternut squash so much, but have never done a soup with it. I need to try this!
I have been wanting to try butternut squash soup and haven’t set on which recipe I am going to use yet. This one looks good. I am sure the apple added some flavor to it. It sure does look wonderful!
Delicious! I love all the sweet and spice flavors!
mmm… looks so good…
It looks delicious and it will probably be better leftover.
Wow that looks delicious and full of wonderful flavors!
Nice color indeed! And I love the idea of adding apples in a soup!
This soup sounds so tasty. I love butternut and what a great pairing with the apples.
So healthy and tasty. It’s pouring rain here today – I could go for a big bowl of this soup for lunch.
Looks beautiful!!!! And the combo with apple sounds really nice. What kind of immersion blender do you have? I am thinking of getting one.
Oh, so beautiful! Any day that produces a soup like this sounds like a good day to me! BTW, I made your tortellini soup last weekend — so fabulous!
Yeah, you can’t go wrong with Elise’s recipes… I love squash soup– perfect for these rainy days I’ve been having here!
Yum! Looks delicious and good for you!!!
Really interesting and unique combination…I am turning into a soup junkie.
A good soup like this sounds soooo good right now! The photos are calling out to me!
Oh this is one very gorgeous soup Maria! I always use my stick blender for souos they are good!
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Cheers Rosie x
Oh this soup sounds/looks so good! How fun to have a day off with your hubby! Time well spent!
So pretty! The colors in your photos are gorgeous!
A delightful combination! I love the acidulated taste that the apple gives to that hearty soup…
Cheers,
Rosa
Yum that looks delicious!
That looks super comforting. I did miss quite a few of your recipes over the week, didn’t I?
Have added you to the “to follow” list. Am not gonna miss any more of your amazing goodies.
A very comforting soup Maria:D
A soup screaming Autumn allover! I really like the combination, and the spices. Beautiful colours too.
apples really? what a perfect idea. And this is one very healthy soup. Wish I had a boat motor (as Emeril calls it LOL).
Apple sounds an interesting addition. I love butternut squah so will have to try this
Butternut squash soup is one of my favs, but the addition of apple just sends it over the top! I’m flagging this recipe for sure!
I’ve never made soup like this before, it sounds so good. I’m gonna have to try this. Thanks!
I wish I had a day off and some of that soup. Bitter, party of 1.
Veterans Day off? Lucky!
Haha nice job with the butternut apple soup. It looks delicious and I bet its just as good the second day. Maybe lunch should come earlier
I bet this does taste good – I sure looks great. And that immersion blender action…love that!
-DTW
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What a great combination! It sounds lovely.
i wish i had gotten veteran’s day off. oh well–i would’ve been completely useless if i had. looks like you got stuff done–fabulous soup. its consistency looks perfect.
I just bought a big bag of precut butternut squash at Costco (so excited to find this!)…I’ve never made soup with it, I want to try this! It sounds so good!
That soup looks amazing!
Oh, I want some of this!
i would love to try this soup!