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Roasted Squash Soup in Acorn Bowls

Acorn squash bowls create a fun serving dish.
Servings 6
Prep Time

Ingredients

  • 6 acorn squash top 1/2 inch cut off
  • 1 cup peeled, cubed butternut squash
  • 1 cup sliced carrots
  • 1 medium potato, peeled, cubed
  • 3 shallots, peeled, quartered
  • 3 large cloves garlic, quartered
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 4 cups Water
  • 2 vegetable bouillon cubes
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp freshly ground nutmeg
  • toasted walnuts
  • crumbled Gorgonzola cheese

Instructions

  1. Arrange acorn squash, cut side down on baking sheet. Bake in a preheated 400 F oven until squash is tender (75-80 minutes). Combine next 5 ingredients in baking dish. Toss with olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake in same oven until tender (40-45 minutes). In 4-quart saucepan, bring water to a boil. Dissolve bouillon cubes in water. When vegetable mixture is tender, add to saucepan. Stir in cumin and nutmeg. Simmer 20-30 minutes. Meanwhile, remove acorn squash from oven and turn each squash over pressing down to make them stand upright. Remove seeds from squash. Scoop out squash leaving a 1/2-inch wall. Add squash to saucepan. Puree soup in blender in 2 batches. Pour into large bowl; stir to blend. Place each acorn bowl in a soup bowl. Ladle soup into each acorn bowl. Garnish soup with toasted walnuts and crumbled Gorgonzola cheese.
  2. Tips: Soup may be made ahead and refrigerated up to 2 days. Reheat soup in large saucepan until heated through. Reheat acorn bowls in microwave (HIGH) until warm (30-45 seconds).