Roasted Garlic & Butternut Squash Soup

[Ginny M.]

Thanks, Gwen, for the info on the garlic.  I'll have to try it.  I usually buy my garlic minced in little jars because I don't like to peal and didn't know what to do with except chop it (and that was already done in the little jar  )  I haven't tried this soup, it's next on my soup list to try.  We are in the process of heading to sunny LaBelle, FL and had a stop in Perry, GA, for a few days so I made the cauliflower soup.  OH, SO GOOOOOOOOD!     


Ginny

[o2bthin]

Mary, thanks for this recipe!  We love it - it's wonderful!  Love the texture and rich, rich flavor!

[barrypaxton]

Made this soup today. Talk about delicious and filling!!!

Ollie

[barrypaxton]

Ate it cold today....didn't even bother to reheat it. 

Ollie

[Joyful Friend]

I like the squash soups cold.  On the ship, they are often served cold.  JF

[crickadoodle]

I'm going to have to try this one one day -- I do have 2 butternut squash in the house.  We just love the fries so much.  I love soups, though.

[jencita]

This soup sounds good. The only squash I have ever had in my life is zucchini. I have always been somewhat afraid of other squashes because I don't know how to prepare. Is there anything special I need to be aware of with butternut squash?

[wendysgoodnews]

I have my husband peel it for me because it is tough. I use minced garlic and add extra to the mixture.  I also use more seasoning then called for.  I was never a squash eater at all until LDL.  I made the soup for my husband and took a taste and fell in love.  I am even eating pumpkin now which I have never cared for.  It seems like after being on LDL my taste buds have totally changed in the foods I like now. 
This week for the first time I am going to try a spaghetti squash and see how we like it.

[crickadoodle]

I haven't had trouble peeling it, as I use a potato peeler and the skin comes off easily that way.  Have you tried a potato peeler, Wendy?

[wendysgoodnews]

No just a knife.  We will try a peeler next time.  thanks

[LINDA RN]

I had trouble peeling the butternut squash with a knife also the cheapo potato peeler I had did not work well so last week I bought a Vegetable peeler at WaMart that had a ceramic blade. That one worked very well. It is a larger size with a large handle so it made peeling alot easier. I want to get more squash and try the roasted garlic soup. I really loved the spaghetti squash also. It is a little more work than just throwing a handful of pasta in the pot to boil, so I need to fix it more often until I get it down where I can get it cooked quickly. I think I over cooked the first one I tried and now can't remember how I did it the second time. But I plan to fix it more often. I really like the taste of it. Now that I found the coconut sauce replacement for soy sauce, I want to use the spaghetti squash for some LoMein dishes.

[Joyful Friend]

Linda, tell me about the c-sauce, please.  Sounds yummy!  JF

[crickadoodle]

Yes, Linda, what is coconut sauce?

[Nell]

Do you cook it part-way before peeling it, to make it easier? I found it very hard to peel, or cut open, but so well worth it when I ate the soup! Just looking for an easier way to get into it.

[LINDA RN]

I was able to peel the butternut squash fairly easily without precooking. I did not have much success precooking it first the one time I tried. I think if you do a search on the boards for butternut squash, Mary or someone posted an article and pictures on how to do it.

As for the coconut sauce, here is what I posted on another thread about it:

OK, here is an update.I read an article about L-Lysine being good for thinning hair. The article mentioned Braggs Aminos being a good source. Bought L-Lysine tabs at Wal-Mart but had it in mind that the next time I was going to the Health Food Center I was going to look into the Braggs Aminos. Turns out the Braggs aminos come from Soy. So apparently it is like a soy sauce? I decided that I would get a small bottle but wan't really sure if I wanted to take in soy. It was on the same section as the salad dressing, worchester and BBQ sauce. After some label reading I came across a bottle of Raw Coconut Aminos. The Brand is Coconut Secret that is on CQ's list of non-GMO's. It cost twice as much as the Braggs but it is soy-free and gluten-free. It tastes as good as it is healthy. Now I need to look up the recipes I have not made because I did not want to use standard soy or worchester sauce. If someone else suggested this, it went completely over my head and I am sorry I did not pay more attention. Here is the info:


http://www.coconutsecret.com/aminos2.html

[LINDA RN]

By the way,
If you decide to use this delicious sauce, use very little. I roasted a huge sirloin roast today and poured a generous amount over it then more when I turned it ovber.....wrong! It was sooo salty. It was eatable but I am used to alot less salt after being on LDL for nearly a year now. It is very delicious and adds great flavor but need to use sparingly.