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Charis Cuisine

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup with Cashew Cream

by Carole-Lee Schuchmann

 

Ingredients, Part 1:

-1 lb. carrots, chopped
-7 cloves garlic, chopped
-2 sweet white onions, roughly chopped
-1 bunch celery, chopped
-1 cup fresh rosemary
-5 turkish bay leaves
-1/4 cup thyme
-3 TBS olive oil
-10 cups water


In a large stock pot, Add olive oil, onions, carrots, garlic, celery, bay leaves, rosemary and thyme and simmer on medium-low heat, stirring frequently for about 5 minutes, or until tender. Once all vegetables become fragrant, add water and bring to a boil for 1 minute. Turn heat down to low, cover, and let simmer for 1 hour.
 

Ingredients, Part 2:

-2 Sweet potatoes, steamed and sliced into rounds
-3 small/medium butternut squash, chopped into small cubes
-2 cups almond milk, unsweetened
-6 cups cashew cream
(Blend 1 cup raw cashews with an equal amount of water until completely smooth, add salt, to taste. Set aside 1 cup for garnish)
-sea salt (to taste)
-1/4 tsp chili powder
-1 TBS smoked paprika
-pinch of curry powder
-2 tsp white pepper

Directions:

Once all ingredients are chopped, and your vegetables have cooked into a nice stock, add butternut squash to your stock pot and simmer until soft and tender. Add sweet potatoes, seasonings, and both kinds of milk. After everything has cooked down, use an immersion blender to blend it all together. Double blend in small batches with a Vitamix or other high speed blender to make the consistency completely smooth, garnish with cashew cream, and enjoy!


 
'Behold, I will bring them from the north country, And gather them from the ends of the earth,
 Among  them the blind and the lame, The woman with child and The one who labors with child,  together,
 A great throng shall return there...And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the LORD.'
 Jeremiah 31:8, 14
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November 2015