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Butternut Squash & Persimmon Soup

whenhelencooks
A delicious, hot soup that will accompany you in the cold days. Enjoy the combination of butternut squash with persimmons and create a soup that everyone will love.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 2 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 butternut squash
  • 4 persimmons
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 400 ml coconut cream (canned)
  • 400 ml water
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 tbsp. coconut oil
  • ½ tsp. ginger powder
  • ½ tsp. yellow curry
  • ½ tsp. onion powder
  • tsp. garlic powder
  • ¼ tsp. nutmeg powder
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • 1 pinch of freshly ground pepper
  • croutons (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 220 ° C.
  • Cut the butternut squash vertically in half and place it in a pan, in which you spread a piece of parchment paper.
  • Spread with the olive oil and the 1 tsp of the salt the two parts of the butternut squash in equal quantity.
  • Bake the butternut squash for about 30 minutes.
  • When this time has passed, remove the pan from the oven and set it aside until it cools down and you can touch the butternut squash.
  • At the same time, clean and finely chop the onion, garlic clove and persimmons, after removing their skin.
  • Remove with a tablespoon the entire inside of the butternut squash, which has been softened up, and keep it aside.
  • Heat the coconut oil in a saucepan and fry the onion for 2-3 minutes.
  • Then, add the garlic and continue for 1 minute.
  • Add the persimmons, butternut squash, ginger, curry, onion powder, garlic powder, nutmeg, salt and pepper and mix well.
  • Add the coconut cream and the water and let them set for 10 minutes, having reduced the intensity of the burners in medium heat.
  • Transfer the mixture to a blender and beat it to create a soup with a wonderful, velvety texture.
  • Serve it hot while adding croutons optionally and enjoy!
Keyword BUTTERNUTSQUASH, COCONUT, GARLIC, GINGER, MAINCOURSE, ONION, PERSIMMON, PLANTBASED, SOUP, VEGAN