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Creamy Butternut Squash Soup with Fresh Ginger and Quinoa

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50 min

Creamy Butternut Squash Soup with Fresh Ginger and Quinoa

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Time

50 min

Serving

6 persons

Calories

244

Rating

4.00★ (27)

Cuisine

Author: Victoria Buriak
This is a healthy and complete winter food. For thicker soup, add a cubed potato with the squash. Also good served with some sour cream or yogurt.

Ingredients

  • butter: 1 Tbsp
  • olive oil: 1 Tbsp
  • onion: 1 piece (chopped)
  • chicken broth: 4 cups
  • butternut squash - peeled, seeded, and: 1 piece (cubed)
  • ginger: 1 piece (1 inch piece, grated, fresh)
  • ground cumin: 1 tsp
  • salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
  • water: 2 cups
  • quinoa: 1 cup
  • butter: 1 Tbsp

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  1. Heat 1 tablespoon butter and olive oil together in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add chicken broth, butternut squash, ginger, and cumin to onion and simmer over medium heat until squash is very soft, about 20 minutes.
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  2. Pour squash mixture into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Season soup with salt and pepper.
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  3. Bring salted water and quinoa to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until quinoa is tender and water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir 1 tablespoon butter into cooked quinoa and season with salt. Spoon quinoa into soup.
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