This delicious, velvety smooth, spicy butternut squash soup is guaranteed to warm you up even on the coldest day! Using only a handful of healthy ingredients, it doesn't get easier than this!
Pheeeew! What a week it has been!
We've survived the snowmagedon of 2018! There is not even one snowflake left outside, which is still quiet hard to believe! The temperatures have risen to almost double digits, which is even harder to believe...
And rumour has it, that Spring is on its way, although nothing will surprise me anymore, after the events of the last week! While the snow was falling, and as mentioned in this post here , chaos was spreading across the whole country, and believe it or not... the shelves in the shops became empty... Seriously, when I went to my local shop, there was barely any food left, and that was day 2 of the big freeze. We still had at least 3 more days of that to go, according to the weather predictions, so I knew I will be making most of my food from scratch (mainly due to the shortage of any type of ready or convenient meals in the shops!).
So, naturally, the first thing that came to my mind was this spicy butternut squash soup. It could also have something to do with the fact that there were plenty of them left in the empty 'fruit & veg' section of the supermarket... Either way, this spicy butternut squash soup is what kept me (along with many layers and central heating) warm and cosy over the last few days!
It's super easy, and to make this recipe, I'm only using a handful of ingredients. All what it takes is just some squash, hot chillies, onion, garlic and vegetable stock. As simple as that! You can naturally add your own herbs and spices to the soup, but I like to keep this one quiet simple, with some salt, pepper and dried chilli flakes.
The sweet, creamy and smooth texture of this butternut squash soup is guaranteed to warm you up, even on the coldest of days. And the heat from red chillies gives it that extra kick, and even more warmth to your body!
I hope you will enjoy this simple, yet so delicious spicy butternut squash soup as much as I did! Have a great week ahead and talk soon!
Spicy Butternut Squash Soup
Ingredients
- 1 kg butternut squash (peeled and deseeded weight)
- 2 small onions (diced)
- 1 clove garlic (chopped)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 small hot red chillies (deseeded and finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp fresh sage leaves (optional)
- 900 ml hot vegetable stock
- 4 tbsp soya yogurt (optional)
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 200C / 180C fan. Cut the squash into medium cubes and transfer into a large roasting tin with 1-2 tbsp olive oil. Roast for 30 minutes, until soft and golden, turning half way through.
- In a meantime, in a large saucepan heat the remaining olive oil then add the onions, garlic and chillies. After about 10 minutes, add fresh sage leaves and cook covered for another 5 minutes.
- Tip the squash into the saucepan, add hot vegetable stock. Using a stick blender whizz all the ingredients until smooth. Add seasoning, like salt and pepper to taste. Serve with swirls of soya yogurt on top, decorate with fresh sage leaves and chilli flakes. Enjoy!
Anjali @ Vegetarian Gastronomy
These pictures are absolutely stunning! love butternut squash soup!
annabanana
Thank you so much Anjali! I'm so happy to hear that you like my pictures and the recipe!
Holly
Oooh, I like the addition of red chiles! This looks tasty!
annabanana
Thank you Holly, yes, chillies give it that extra kick, which I just love! Spice it up! 😉
Stephanie
Beautiful photos. I had butternut squash soup at a restaurant for the first time just this year and I was like "ohhh man this is my kind of soup!" Thanks for the recipe because I definitely need to make this at home!
annabanana
That is so great to hear Stephanie!
I love discovering new food that can be easily recreated at home, and this soup is definitely one of them! Thanks so much for the kind words!
Linda from Veganosity
This is the perfect soup to keep you warm while you hibernate from the cold. I love that there's a little spice in the ingredients. Looks so good!
annabanana
hah, Linda, you are so right! This soup is like a warm hug in a bowl!
Glad you like it, thanks so much!
Vanessa @ VeganFamilyRecipes.com
Soup is always better when it is spicy! Love this recipe! Can't wait to try it 🙂 Pinning!
annabanana
Thanks so much Vanessa! And couldn't agree more, I always add a bit of heat to my dishes!
Hope you will like this one!
Tania | Fit Foodie Nutter
These bright beautiful bowls are staring right at me Anna! I love butternut squash a lot and I know how much I would enjoy this comforting bowl of soup. I'm glad the layers are starting to come off now - I'm more than ready for spring, especially after all the snow hype last week! So funny about the shops being empty Anna, considering it only lasted a couple of days lol. Have a great day lovely xx
annabanana
Hey my lovely friend!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Yup, totally ready to ditch all the layers now, bring on those double digit temperatures!!!
And yeah, once more, for the 100000000th time, UK was not ready for snow!!! 😀
Albert Bevia
This squash soup looks amazing! this is one of my favorites, I love the added sage leaves too!....thank you for the recipe 🙂
annabanana
You are more than welcome Albert!
Thanks so much for stopping by! Yes, this one is one of my favourites too, and sage is such an underestimated herb, don't you think?
Glad you like this recipe!
Neta Livne
This looks AMAZING!!
Can't wait to try it out 🙂
annabanana
Thanks so much Neta! It's a good one, perfect bowl to stay cosy with! Hope you will like it!