Kabocha Squash Cashew Soup Recipe

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KABOCHA SQUASH CASHEW SOUP RECIPE

This well-bodied soup is a creamy, warming, comforting bowl of healthiness. Kabocha squash is a squat green or orange winter squash variety. You will usually find them at your farmers’ market, or in a good grocery store.

If you can’t find Kabocha, feel free to substitute another brand of winter squash, such as a Buttercup or a Hubbard squash.

Both are a delicious way to entice your taste buds with something new.

Soups are a great light lunch or dinner, especially when it’s cold out or if you’re planning a detox or cleanse – your body can easily digest this hearty, warm liquid.

Healthy cashews (not cream!) make this a creamy, complex tasting soup.

The simple ingredients can easily become a plant-based soup by swapping out organic butter for a vegan butter substitute and using vegetable stock instead of chicken stock.

Enjoy straight out of your power blender, or you can use a “regular” blender and then heat it up on the stove.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Servings 4 1.5 cup serving

Calories 329.7 kcal

Ingredients

  

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For the Soup:

• 2 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon organic butter
• 1 leek cleaned and coarsely chopped, white part only
• 1 stalk celery cleaned and coarsely chopped
• 1 yellow onion skinned and coarsely chopped
• 1 clove elephant garlic coarsely chopped
• 2 cups of chicken stock
• 2 cups of roasted kabocha squash
• 1/2 cup of dry-roasted unsalted cashews
• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
• Sea salt and white pepper to taste

Instructions

 

To roast Kabocha squash:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C).
• Line a lipped baking pan with aluminum foil. Remove the stem from the squash, cut in half, and remove the seeds. Rub the inside of the squash with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and bake it for one hour (or until softened). Take it out of the oven, let it cool for a few minutes, then scoop the flesh out with a large spoon and discard the skin.
  
  

For the Soup:

• Heat a stainless steel frying pan. Add to this 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the butter. Heat over medium-low until the butter melts and the mixture shimmers.
• Add to this the garlic, onion, celery, and leek, sautéing until the mixture begins to soften.
• Continue to sauté until the mixture has caramelized, about 15 minutes total.
• Add the chicken stock, thyme, cashews, roasted Kabocha squash, and sautéed onion and leek mixture to your blender jar.
• For Vitamix: Secure the lid on the container. Start the machine on Variable Speed 1, slowly increase to Speed 10/High, and blend for six minutes OR use the SOUP Setting.
• For BLENDTEC: Secure the lid and select the SOUP cycle three times.
• You should see steam escape from the lid.
• Salt and pepper to taste; if necessary, pulse in the seasonings.
• All done! Enjoy!! Now take a photo, rate it, and share your accomplishments! 🙂 Tag @BlenderBabes & #BlenderBabes

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 329.7kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 8.1gFat: 23.9gSaturated Fat: 5.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 10.5gCholesterol: 15.1mgSodium: 477.2mgFiber: 1.7gSugar: 8.2g

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HEALTH BENEFITS OF SQUASH

Did you know that squash is a fruit!?

Yep, when you have to scoop out all of those seeds, that’s the true sign of a fruit. ALL gourds are fruits, including melon, pumpkin, and cucumber!

Nature has us covered in every season, as these ‘fruits’ are packed with phytonutrients and antioxidants to keep us well, including a generous dose of dietary fiber.

It also contains a significant amount of potassium, vitamin B6, and folate, all of which serve to keep your heart healthy.