Have you ever tried cooking with Butternut Squash’s cute younger sister, Honeynut squash? It’s a bit smaller and therefore easier to slice through, and has a slightly sweet, delicate flavor that’s perfect in a pureed soup. Now’s the time to get it! My market had locally-grown, organic ones, so I scooped them up and made this very easy, simple and festive sheet pan soup.
Simply place the ingredients on a sheet pan, roast, scoop into a blender, add coconut milk and stock, blend and serve. So easy, so tasty.
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Equipment
- 1 Sheet pan
- Parchment paper or foil
- high speed blender
Ingredients
- 2½ pounds honeynut squash (about 3 small)
- 2 shallots, peeled
- 1 head of garlic
- salt and pepper
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- drizzle of olive oil
- fresh sage leaves
- 1½ cup full-fat coconut milk
- ½ cup stock (chicken or vegetable)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
- Rinse and dry the outsides of the honeynut squash, then carefully slice each one in half vertically and scoop out seeds.
- Rub oil on the inside of the squash and season with salt and pepper, then place squash cut side down on the baking sheet. Pierce each squash several times with a fork.
- Place garlic clove with skin on and skinned shallots on the baking sheet with the squash, drizzle everything with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and the thyme.
- Place in the oven and roast for about 20 minutes, then remove the sheet pan from the oven and carefully flip the squash cut-side up, place the garlic and shallots into the cavities of the squash. Add fresh sage leaves to the squash cavities, then drizzle with a bit of olive oil.
- Place back in the oven for another 20 minutes or until the squash is tender. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes, then scoop the squash flesh into a high-speed blender.
- Add the roasted shallots and sage to the blender, then carefully squeeze the garlic cloves out of their skins into the blender.
- Add coconut milk and stock to the blender, secure the lid and blend until smooth.
- Pour into bowls, season with more salt and pepper to taste and garnish with sage.
