If you find yourself with an extra $450 lying around (I mean, who doesn’t?) go out and BUY A VITAMIX. This contraption is a gift from the food gods. The Vitamix is essentially a blender on crack. Not only does it make bomb ass smoothies and sorbets, but you can dump raw ingredients and the thing heats up and miraculously turns your veggies, garlic, and chicken stock into SOUP. No immersion blenders, no ladling hot liquid back and forth from the stove to the blender. My mom has custody of the Vitamix, so I only get visitation rights. I purchased a magic bullet as a cheap alternative and, quite frankly, you get what you pay for. Plus, no matter how hard you stare at it and wish for hot soup, you get chunky, cold nothing.
Last night, I had the Vitamix all to myself and, viola! The dreamiest, creamiest, most velvety soup I’ve ever made.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Peel & cube one medium butternut squash, apple, and yellow onion.
- Toss with cinnamon, cumin, salt, pepper, and olive oil. You can also add smoked paprika for more depth.
- Roast on a sheet tray for 25 minutes (move around with a spatula one time to make sure everything is cooking evenly).
- Once cooked, put into the Vitamix with 1.5 cups chicken stock (or enough to cover half way).
- Turn Vitamix to Variable 3, slowly moving up to 10 and then up to High for four minutes or until heavy steam is coming out of the top.
- Season to taste.
- Sprinkle with extra cinnamon, creme fraiche, pumpkin seeds, or just your spoon.
*if you don’t have a vitamix, just put all ingredients into a blender and then pour into a pot to heat through. Drizzle 1/8 cup of cream to smooth it out.
-Shari
Because life's too short to eat bad food. 