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Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Goat Cheese Croutons

10.09.2012

And here I am again with more butternut squash in my life (as if that amazing Galette was not enough!). What can I say? Eating in season has been so easy since our bodies were made to adjust to the seasons. All I’ve been craving for the past two weeks have been soups loaded with winter squash and apple-coated everything.

And I am excited to share with you goat cheese croutons! Have you ever had croutons made out of cheese? OH MY GOD. I cannot believe it took 23 years on this planet to discover these little things! They bring shame to that stale old bread that you use to call “croutons”. For real, image this: gooey, breaded chunks of cheese hidden in your bowl of already delicious soup. It’s like a cheese stick in your soup! But even better because it’s homemade and filled with GOAT CHEESE. Not so bad…am I right? I’m excited to experiment with this more as the winter progresses….perhaps try other cheeses? They will need to low in fat content so that they don’t melt in the cooking process. Hmmm…perhaps feta or Parmesan chunks ? Or maybe even find a better technique for sealing the cheese in the breadcrumbs and branch out to Gruyere or brie. Oh man, the options are endless!

Anyhow, regardless of the croutons, this soup is really yummy. Flavored with curry powder and roasted butternut squash, this recipe is a keeper! I recommend roasting the squash ahead of time since it takes an hour and then you can prep the rest in 20 minutes.

Lastly, you should know that I adapted this recipe from SpoonForkBacon. It’s one of my new favorite food blogs and although I don’t eat bacon (thank goodness that I don’t have to worry about that bacon shortage coming!), I do find the food photography incredibly inspiring and highly suggest that you all hop on over and check it out!

Curried Butternut Squash with Goat Cheese Croutons

adapted from SpoonForkBacon

1 large butternut squash, sliced in half with seeds removed
2 Tablespoons butter
2 Tablespoons brown sugar
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, diced
2 teaspoons chives, chopped
2 Tablespoons curry powder
1 teaspoon cumin
dash of cinnamon
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth
2/3 cup coconut milk (you can use regular as well if that is what you have on hand)

For the croutons:

3 ounces goat cheese,
1/8 cup flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
salt/pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the butternut squash on a baking sheet with the cut sides up. Stick 1 tablespoon of the butter and brown sugar in the cavity of each side. Roast for 1 hour or until the flesh has softened all the way through. Remove from heat and let cool enough to handle. Remove skin and discard.

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium. Add the onions and saute for about five minutes or until softened. Add in the chives, curry powder, cumin, cinnamon, and squash. Stir until combined.

Next, pour in the broth and let simmer for 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Remove from heat and use an immersion blender (or let cool enough to stick in the regular blender) and puree. Return to the stove top and simmer over medium low for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the coconut milk.

To make the croutons:

Leave oven preheated at 375 degrees.

Make 12 (or 15 if you want them smaller) balls of goat cheese. Place the flour, breadcrumbs, and egg all in separate bowls. Roll the balls into the flour, egg, and then the breadcrumbs. Place onto a greased baking sheet and cook for about 15 minutes (flipping halfway through). Make sure to keep your eye on them and remove when browned (some will take more or less time depending on how big your croutons are).

Serve the soup with croutons or crispy bread.

Butternut Squash Galette with Sage and Cheddar

10.03.2012

Do you guys all follow me on instagram [ username: shellywest - if you don't, you should!] ? Well, if not then you missed this picture of these adorable mini-cucumbers that I posted the other day (don’t they look like tiny watermelons? how bizarre is that?!). Anyhow, we got a handful of these at the farmer’s market this week and they taste like a super crunchy cucumber and I bet would be perfect in salads.

You know what else I got at the Farmer’s market? A big, beautiful butternut squash. Yup, that’s right. Fall vegetables are in full bloom and they look like this…

Looks delicious…right? Oh and to the left of that is some sage from my sunroom. The sun room has been seriously lacking in the ‘sun’ part lately so most of the herbs are looking pretty sad. Luckily, sage is a tough little guy and has still been thriving. He (or it…or she) looks like this:

Seeee…isn’t she lookin’ good? I even have her in a self-watering plant so she can take care of herself. Oh, and there’s my maroon knee-high socks too…sorry but it is fall. And if there is anything I take seriously this time of year, it’s socks and sweaters. A girl needs the proper accessories [socks] to pull off her fall attire. OH! and while we are on the topic of my thriving sage [or did we already switch topics?] …

Look at that texture! Sage, you really know how to show off. oh…speaking of texture…

Haha. Sorry to all of you who are just trying to get to the recipe… I am making all of you go through half a dozen photos first! I promise I’m just trying to prep you for all the delicious things that will be going into this galette. But I’ll stop babbling about…socks and fall and texture so that we can get to why you are really here….

Butternut Squash Galette

adapted from Bust Magazine

For the crust:

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
1/4 cup ice water

For the filling:

1 butternut squash, peeled, seed, and cubed
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cups sharp cheddar, shredded
1/4 cup olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 Tablespoons fresh sage, chopped
salt/pepper, to taste

1 egg + 1 Tablespoon water

Lets make the crust: Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl. Use your [clean] hands to massage the butter into the flour mixture until a coarse dough as formed (a few large chunks of butter leftover is a-okay). Next, slowly add in the water a tablespoon at a time until the dough forms a thick ball.

Transfer dough to a floured surface and knead for five minutes or until the dough is completely combined and no longer sticky. Wrap in parchment paper and let chill in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

—-fast forward 30 minutes [or enjoy those 30 minutes by watching your dog try to get peanut butter of the top of his mouth, dance to your favorite vinyl, look up some David Bowie photos online, shave your legs, etc] —–

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove dough from fridge and roll out onto a floured surface. You want your dough to be as close to a circle as possible and about 1/2 inch thick. Transfer dough to a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Combine all the filling ingredients together in a bowl and spread in the center of the dough (leave about 2 inches around the edges). Fold the edges in over part of the filling.

Whisk together the water and egg wash and brush over the crust.

Cook for 40 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the crust has browned.

Serve warm with cider [or other fall paraphernalia - like a hot toddy]

Spring Leeks and Zucchini Galette

3.25.2012

I actually made this last weekend but have been putting it off for two reasons: 1. I was a little frustrated because pictures could not convey how beautiful this piece of food was and 2. I don’t even know where to begin with being able to describe just how delicious this thing was.

Honestly, this is a bit more complicated than most of the recipes I blog about but it’s well well well worth the extra effort. The crust is flaky like a crescent roll with the slightest hint of sweet from the sour cream that you would never expect. And then the veggies are roasted until they practically melting in your mouth and to top it all of there is a layer of cheese on both the top and bottom. Looking to impress some guests? Please please please make this Galette!

I suggest making the pastry crust earlier that day so save time when it comes to cooking it. Also, I got the crust recipe from Smitten Kitchen so head over there and prep the crust!

Spring Leeks and Zucchini Galette

1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 Leeks, sliced
2 zucchinis, sliced
2 small red potatoes, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup smoked mozzarella, shredded
3 teaspoons dried thyme
1 ounce blue cheese, crumbled
Drizzle of honey
1 crust from Smitten Kitchen
Salt/Pepper, to taste
1 egg white mixed with 1 Tablespoon water

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Heat the Olive oil in a large skillet over medium. Add the garlic, potatoes, zucchini, and leeks and saute for about 3 minutes. Then add in the thyme and salt/pepper and saute for another 2 to 3 minutes.

Spread the cup of smoked mozzerela evenly across the bottom of the crust. Line the vegetables however you’d like within the crust (we did in inward spiral with the zuccini and potatoes and then put the leeks in the middle but feel free to get creative)! Top with chunks of goat cheese and fold the extra crust over (see pictures below!). Brush the egg white mixture along the crust and pop in the oven for about 40 minutes or until the vegtables has softened and the crust is browned.

Drizzle a tiny bit of honey over the goat cheese sections and serve right away! Be careful though because there was three of us and this was gone in about 2 minutes with us wishing we had made 2…or 3 galettes!