Butternut Squash Soup With Pickled Cranberry And Vanilla Oil

Serves: 5

Fredy Murphy

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

44

Spice

56

Sweetness

48

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cups

Milk

2 cups

Heavy Cream

1 cup

Apple Juice

Directions:

1

For the butternut squash soup: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F

2

Cut the squash in half and take out the seeds

3

Place on a sheet pan skin-side up and roast until soft, 40 to 50 minutes

4

Let cool

5

Combine the milk, cream, juice, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, nutmeg and some salt in a large pot over high heat and bring to a simmer

6

Remove from the heat

7

Scoop the pulp out of the squash and add it to the liquid

8

Stir well, bring back to a simmer and then turn off

9

In small batches, add the soup to a blender and puree until smooth, or use an immersion blender and blend fully

10

For the vanilla oil: Split the vanilla beans lengthwise

11

Scrape out the seeds with a paring knife and reserve

12

Place the vanilla pods and beans in a small saucepan with the oil

13

Bring the mixture to a simmer and then turn off the heat

14

Cool to room temperature and refrigerate

15

Strain before serving

16

For the pickled cranberries: Place the cranberries in a heatproof bowl

17

Bring the cranberry juice and vinegar to a simmer in a small saucepan

18

Pour the liquid over the cranberries and cool to room temperature

19

Garnish each serving of soup with 1 to 2 teaspoons of vanilla oil and a 1 to 2 tablespoons of the cranberries