Roasted Pumpkin / Butternut Squash Soup

By carolmoore509

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Yield Serves 4

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 pounds sugar pumpkin or butternut squash, halved and seeded
• 1 onion, peeled and quartered through the stem
• 2 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps wiped clean
• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
• 5 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium vegetable stock

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Cut pumpkin into 2-inch pieces.
Combine pumpkin, onion, mushrooms, and garlic on a rimmed baking sheet. Add oil and 2 teaspoons salt; toss to coat, then spread in a single layer.
Roast until pumpkin is tender when pierced with the tip of a sharp knife, about 30 minutes, rotating pan and tossing vegetables halfway through.
Let cool, then remove skins.

Transfer vegetables to a medium saucepan; heat over medium.
Pour in 2 cups stock; puree with an immersion blender until smooth. With the blender running, slowly add remaining 3 cups stock, and puree until smooth.
Bring soup just to a simmer.
Remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.
Cover to keep warm.