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Butternut Squash Soup with Crème Friache and Walnut Gremolata

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1 hr total
0 mins prep

Recipe Filed Under
Vegetable, Dairy, Nut, Butternut Squash, American, Easy, Vegetarian, Healthy, Soup, Fall, Thanksgiving, Entertaining

Provided By: Jeremy Salamon

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Ingredients

Serves:

For The Gremolata:

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Zest of 1 orange

1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

For the Soup:

One 2 lb butternut squash, halved and seeded

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

1 medium onion, finely chopped

5 cloves garlic, chopped

1 small red Chile pepper, chopped (or ½ tsp Tabasco)

4 cups vegetable broth

1 tablespoon lime juice

1/2 cup Crème Fraiche, for garnish

Directions

For the Gremolata:
Mix all ingredients together in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

For the Soup:
Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Cover a medium sized roasting pan with tin foil and lay the halved butternut squash cut side down. Roast the squash in the oven for 40 minutes or until the flesh is very tender. When cool enough to handle, scoop the squash flesh from the skin and reserve until ready to use.

In a large heavy-bottomed pot begin melting the butter and sauté the garlic, pepper and onion until translucent. Then add in the roasted squash, vegetable broth, and lime juice, simmer for 10 minutes stirring frequently. Using a handheld immersion blender or regular blender (work in batches if necessary), puree the soup until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

Ladle the soup into 4 bowls and garnish with a dollop of crème friache and a sprinkle of Gremolata.