{"id":967,"date":"2010-11-14T03:47:47","date_gmt":"2010-11-14T03:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/?p=967"},"modified":"2010-11-14T03:47:47","modified_gmt":"2010-11-14T03:47:47","slug":"creamy-roasted-pear-and-butternut-squash-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/creamy-roasted-pear-and-butternut-squash-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Roasted Pear and Butternut Squash Soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/i722.photobucket.com\/albums\/ww230\/mcolletterogers\/IMG_6548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"279\" \/>Although this recipe starts by roasting the pears and squash, these ingredients can be roasted in advance to save time.\u00a0 Roast a big batch for dinner one night, then a couple nights later, making this soup will be a cinch.\u00a0 Although it may sound unusual, the squash-pear combo makes a delightful soup base or pasta sauce.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#993300;\"><strong>Step 1:\u00a0 Roast Squash and Pears<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 lb. butternut squash, peeled and cut in roughly 1\u201d cubes<\/li>\n<li>3 med. pears (summer or winter), cored and quartered lengthwise<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2\u00a0 Tbsp. olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Preheat oven to 425 (F).\u00a0 Place cut squash and pears on separate rimmed cookie sheets.\u00a0 Drizzle squash with 1 Tbsp. of oil and pears with remaining 1\/2 Tbsp oil.\u00a0 Sprinkle both with salt and pepper, then toss, spread evenly across respective cookie sheets and bake 20 to 40 minutes, until tender when stuck with a fork.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#993300;\"><strong>Step 2:\u00a0 Puree Squash and Pears<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Once roasted, measure out 3 cups roasted squash and puree with pears in a food processor until fairly smooth, but with a little texture remaining, as desired.\u00a0 Reserve.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#993300;\"><strong>Step 3:\u00a0 Saute Vegetables and Spices<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 Tbsp. olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 med. red (or yellow) onion, diced to 1\/4\u201d<\/li>\n<li>3 stalks celery diced to 1\/4\u201d<\/li>\n<li>1-2 shakes ground cayenne pepper (red pepper), to taste<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp. nutmeg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\">While squash and pears are cooking, heat oil in a large soup pot over medium heat until hot but not smoking.\u00a0 Add onion and saute, stirring every couple minutes to prevent burning.\u00a0 When onions are just beginning to brown, stir in celery and cook 5-7\u00a0 more minutes.\u00a0 Reduce heat to low, then stir in cayenne and nutmeg and saute another 2-3 minutes.\u00a0 Add pureed squash and stir\/whisk gently with a large fork to combine.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#993300;\"><strong>Step 4:\u00a0 Add Broth and Milk: Simmer<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 to 2 cups rich chicken or vegetable broth<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup plain (not vanilla) soy milk (or milk)<\/li>\n<li>Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Gradually pour broth, then milk into soup, stirring\/whisking constantly with large fork to combine.\u00a0 Cover pan, bring soup to a simmer over low or medium low heat and cook, stirring occasionally for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.\u00a0 Taste and add more salt or pepper or 1-2 more shakes nutmeg or cayenne, to taste.\u00a0 If desired, thin with more broth or milk and heat through before serving.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#993300;\"><strong>Step 5:\u00a0 Serve<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color:#993300;\"><strong> <\/strong><\/span>1\/4 to 1\/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left:30px;\">Serve soup topped with a sprinkling of cheese.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#993300;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#ff6600;\">Serving Options<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pasta Sauce<\/strong> Serve leftovers as a sauce for cheese ravioli, thinning slightly if necessary.\u00a0 If possible get a whole grain ravioli or tortellini.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pappardellesonline.com\/servlet\/StoreFront\" target=\"_blank\">Pappardelle\u2019s<\/a> in the Denver metro area sells fresh, whole grain varieties and online ordering is available.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mediterranean Style<\/strong> Odd as it may sound, this soup can go an entirely different direction when topped with a little plum (or other dark-fruit) chutney and maybe even a dollop of plain, whole milk yogurt.\u00a0 There are many good chutney recipes on line, or buy a ready made chutney that is reasonable in terms of sugar content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Talk about winter comfort food!  Although it may sound unusual, the squash-pear combo makes a delightfully luscious soup base or pasta sauce to serve over whole grain ravioli or tortellini.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,13,26],"tags":[88,151,433,441,467,491,534],"class_list":["post-967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","category-local-and-sustainable-eating","category-time-saving-tips-for-healthy-cooking","tag-butternut-squash","tag-creamy-soup","tag-pasta-sauce","tag-pears","tag-ravioli","tag-roasting","tag-soup","masonry-post","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=967"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/967\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cookhappylivehealthy.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}