Roasted Acorn Squash Soup with Horseradish and Apples
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- Yield Serves 8 as a first course
Ingredients
- 3 acorn squash (about 3 pounds total)
- 3 1/2 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth, skimmed of fat
- 1 1/2 cups apple cider
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated horseradish
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Granny Smith apples (about 1 pound)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
- Olive-oil cooking spray
Directions
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Heat oven to 450 degrees. Cut acorn squash in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds, and place, cut side down, on a baking sheet coated with olive-oil cooking spray. Roast until tender, about 45 minutes.
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Combine chicken stock, apple cider, 1 teaspoon horseradish, salt, and pepper in a medium saucepan, and bring to a simmer. Scoop squash flesh out of skins, and place in the bowl of a food processor. Add 1 cup hot stock mixture, and puree until smooth. Stir squash mixture into pan with remaining stock, and keep soup warm.
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Peel and core apples, and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Transfer to a small bowl, add lemon juice and remaining 2 teaspoons horseradish, and toss to combine. Heat a medium sautepan coated with olive-oil cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add apple mixture, and saute until golden brown. Serve soup garnished with sauteed apple mixture and chopped parsley.
This recipe is fantastic!~ The only thing I would change is: you can cook the squash in the microwave, and it has more moisture... also, there is a type-o, and you need 3 tblspns of horseradish... altogether. So, just be aware of that. The combination of apples and horseradish is amazing... the soup is so silky smooth.. . I loved it, and my family will too! Thank you!
This soup was flavorful and delicious! I microwaved the squash rather than baked it, so it was ready in less than 30 min.
Worst most bland soup. Followed the recipe and tossed it out after trying it. Very disappointed. Made it for a first course for my daughter's birthday. Can't think of anything to add to save it.