This nourishing butternut squash soup recipe was submitted a decade ago by a reader named Rosey. Today I’m giving the recipe a revival, as it became a bit buried within our website. We call this soup “Golden” because the warm, healthy spice infusion of turmeric, ginger and pepper enriches the hue and reminds us of the popular beverage, Golden Milk. These spices along with other immune-boosting ingredients, pair beautifully with sweet butternut squash and creamy coconut milk for a comforting autumn dish.
Special Diet Notes: Golden Butternut Squash Soup
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, and generally top food allergy-friendly.
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 2¾ cups vegetable broth, plus additional as needed
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 medium garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 medium sized butternut squash, peeled and cut into about ½ inch pieces (about 3 cups)
- ¾ cup full-fat coconut milk
- Salt, to taste (Editor's Note: start with ½ teaspoon and add more as needed until the flavor comes alive - do not under-salt!)
- Black or white pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro or chives
- Heat the oil in a large soup pot over medium heat. Add the onion and saute for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, or until translucent.
- Add the garlic, ginger, and continue to sauté for 1 more minute.
- Add the turmeric and curry powder and satue for 30 seconds. Stir in the squash and broth.
- Turn the heat up to high, and bring the soup to a boil. Once it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium low and simmer uncovered until the squash is tender, about 10 minutes.
- Place everything in a blender in batches, along with the coconut milk. Make sure you blend in batches filling your blender only half full. Start on low speed, so the hot soup does not erupt and burn you. Blend until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Thin the soup with additional broth, if it is too thick for your tastes. Season to with salt and pepper (again, do not under-salt! The flavor should taste full-bodied).
- Ladle into bowls and optionally garnish with cilantro or chives.
Some More Butternut Squash Recipes
Roasted Butternut Squash Muffins (optionally nut-free, soy-free & vegan)
Butternut Squash Quinoa with Arugula (vegan, gluten-free, optionally nut-free or soy-free)
Mac ‘n Peas with Creamy Butternut Squash Sauce (vegan, soy-free & optionally gluten-free)
7 Comments
Love this soup! So easy to make and it’s delicious. I make it every Thanksgiving and it’s loved by everyone.
That’s great! Thank you for sharing your feedback Rosemary.
I loved the smell of this and my kids enjoyed it, but it tasted too much like pureed baby food in texture. The flavor wasn’t as great as the smell either. 🙁 I was totally disappointed because it seemed like great ingredients/combo, but I was personally not a fan.
I’m so sorry it didn’t work out well for you Sara! Some people like butternut soup thicker. If you don’t, I recommend thinning it with more broth. This rarely dilutes the flavor since the broth itself adds more supporting flavors. Also, I’m not a fan of the fact that they submitted the recipe as “salt to taste” especially since it is soup. Soup always requires more salt than we think to get full flavor. I would start with at least 1/2 teaspoon, but might end up with 1 teaspoon or so. Not sure if you did add close to that amount. Regardless, thank you for your feedback! I am going to make one modification on their recipe – just based on my own recipe creation work, so that I can help ensure it works deliciously for others!
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This looks so delicious and I love the addition of turmeric! I’ve been making “golden” everything lately! Can’t wait to give this a try, if I didn’t already have dinner plans I’d be making it tonight!