Roasted Apple Soup
Servings: 8
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 45 Minutes
3 Tablespoon grape seed oil, divided
1 cup sun choke, peeled and diced
1 cup fennel, diced
2 cups braeburn or honey crisp apples, diced
1 yellow onion, sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
8 cups chicken stock, low sodium
2 tablespoons sage, chopped
Salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. On a prepared baking sheet add the garlic, apples, fennel, sun choke, and onion. Season with salt and pepper and half the grape seed oil. Roast in the oven until color develops (about 8-10 minutes). Warm a stockpot over medium heat. Add the remaining grape seed oil. Place all the roasted ingredients into the stockpot and cook for 2 minutes. Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil then reduce to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper and add the sage. Cook for 30 minutes and puree with a blender. Bring back to a boil before serving.
Butternut Squash Soup
Serves 6
Prep time 30 minutes
Cook time 60 minutes
Ingredients
1 large butternut squash
2 quarts chicken stock
1 Tablespoons pie spice
1 bay leaf
1⁄4 cup sherry or champagne vinegar
2 cloves of crushed garlic
1⁄4 cup maple syrup
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
Peel and dice the butternut squash. Place in a large stockpot with chicken stock. Cook on high heat until it boils and then reduce to a simmer. Cook until the squash is tender. Move squash and stock to a blender and blend in batches until it is smooth. You may also use an immersion wand blender to blend. Put the blended soup back into the stockpot. Add the garlic, pie spice, champagne vinegar, and maple syrup and thin with heavy cream (you don`t have to use all of the cream if you want it a bit more flavorful). Bring back to a boil and season with salt. If you would like it thinner than you may add all the cream or chicken stock or water as a healthier option.
