Black Bean Butternut Squash Soup Recipes

BLACK BEAN AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the oil over medium heat and saute the onions until they are just beginning to brown, about 5 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic, squash and broth. Turn the heat down to a gentle simmer, cover, and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in the spices and beans and let cook another 10 minutes. Taste for salt. At this point you can thicken the soup by doing a few pulses with your immersion blender, but it is just as good as is.
• To serve: Ladle soup into individual serving bowl and garnish with chopped avocado and chopped cilantro.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• First, get the butternut squash in the oven. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Add butternut squash to a large bowl and toss with olive oil. Sprinkle with cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper and toss again until well-coated. Spread on a large rimmed baking sheet - I like to line mine with parchment paper for easier clean-up. Bake, stirring once or twice, until tender and some sides are golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• While the squash roasts, start the soup. Set a medium soup pot over medium-low heat. Add the olive oil. When hot, add the onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and just beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Add garlic, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and cook, stirring constantly, for one minute.
• Add the vegetable broth and 2 cans (3 cups) of the drained black beans. Stir well and remove from heat.
• When the squash is cooked, add half the squash to the soup. Working in batches with a blender or using an immersion blender, puree the soup. Return the soup to the stovetop and add the remaining can (1 1/2 cups) beans and all but 1/2 cup of the remaining butternut squash. Stir and cook over medium low until hot.
• Add red wine vinegar and stir to combine. Taste and add more salt, pepper, and/or cayenne if desired.
• Serve with assorted toppings and reserved roasted butternut squash.

BEAN AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Place Great Northern beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain.
• Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until onion is translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add bay leaves and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Mix beans, water, and bouillon into onion mixture; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover pot, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until beans are tender, about 1 hour.
• Stir squash, carrots, celery, salt, black pepper, white pepper, ginger, and allspice into broth mixture; simmer until squash and carrots are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove bay leaves from broth mixture and discard. Scoop 2 to 3 cups of vegetable-bean mixture using a slotted spoon from broth; blend broth and remaining vegetable-bean mixture using a hand blender until smooth. Return the vegetable-bean mixture to broth mixture and stir in sausage. Simmer soup until sausage is cooked through, 5 to 10 more minutes.

ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND BLACK BEAN SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• Split butternut squash in half, longwise and brush with 2 T olive oil.
• Bake for 40 minutes on convection or 60 minutes on standard until soft.
• Meanwhile, heat 1 1/2 T. olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until soft and beginning to brown, stirring often, about 8 minutes.
• Add garlic; stir 1 minute.
• Sprinkle chili powder and coriander over; stir 1 minute.
• Stir in tomatoes with juice, beans with juice, chipotles, and oregano.
• Add water and broth.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally until the squash in the oven is done.
• Remove squash from the oven and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes or until it can be handled. Scoop it from the shell and cut into bite sized pieces.
• Using a emulsion blender, blend about 60% of the contents of the soup to thicken it.
• Season to taste with coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Top with any or all of the ingredients listed.