It's no secret that I often choose vegetables because of their color. Today I was smitten with the white acorn squash, a.k.a. Table Queen Squash, Mashed Potato Squash, Danish Squash. It is very mild and nutty. I also used a zucchini varietal that is deep yellow with dark green markings and very light green flesh. I imagined the soup would be quite white in color but it turned out to be a beautiful lemon yellow with small white bits. Hence the name.
BT's White and Yellow Soup
Ingredients:
For soup:
2 white acorn squash
3 yellow-green zucchini
1 large leek - white part only
1 stalk celery
1 green apple
2 cloves garlic - crushed
1 small red chili - seeds and veins removed
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1/8 teaspoon grated mace
1 teaspoon dried chervil
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 tablespoon Biondi Pisco
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon sugar
6 cups (1.4 l) filtered water
For garnish
3 tablespoons fresh parsley - chopped
2 tablespoon fresh mint - chopped
1 large scallion - sliced thin
2 tablespoons pepitas
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
sprinkle kosher salt
Directions:
Place acorn squash in baking dish and roast for 30 minutes at 400 F. (200 C.)
Wash leek and celery thoroughly and chop very fine
Add coconut oil to heavy gauge cocotte and place on medium flame
When oil has melted add leek and celery
Dice chili into very small pieces and add to pot
Sauté 2-3 minutes or until leeks become translucent
Rough chop zucchini
Peel and chop apple
Add zucchini, apple and garlic to pot
Sauté 2-3 minutes
Add salt, mace, cloves and chervil
Stir
Add Pisco and sugar
Boil water and add to pot
Reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes
Remove peel and seeds from roasted squash
Add squash to soup
Cook 5 minutes
Remove from heat
Purée soup with a wand blender
Add vegetable oil to shallow pan and turn flame on medium
Add pepitas and fry until they begin to pop
Remove pan from heat and lightly salt the seeds
Mix together parsley, mint and scallion
To serve:
Place 2 ladles of soup in a bowl (preferably one you love)
Add a teaspoon of herb mixture
Add a 1/2 teaspoon of fried pepitas
Enjoy! !בתיאבון
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