Autumn has to go down as one of my favourite seasons. Not only is it the perfect excuse to draw the curtains, put on your cosiest jumper and watch your favourite DVDs, but eating a truck load of pumpkin and squash is acceptable. Yes, squash is back and I for one am doing my happy dance to see it stocked on the market and in the shops again. I like to eat mine simply and think it’s best chopped up and roasted in coconut oil, but I also think that it makes the most incredible soup.
The ultimate soup for me is butternut squash soup, it’s velvety smooth without the addition of any cream and full of autumnal flavour. By far, squash soup has to be one of the easiest soups to make and is suitable for any skill level, from Cordon Bleu chef to a novice in the kitchen, anyone can make a delicious butternut squash soup.
- 4 cups diced butternut squash
- coconut oil for cooking
- 3 tbsp red Thai curry paste
- 1 can of full fat coconut milk.
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Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
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Chop the butternut squash into cubes and place on a non-stick baking tray, drizzle with coconut oil and cook for 20 minutes or until tender.
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Once the squash is cooked, place in a blender with the curry paste and coconut milk and blitz until smooth.
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Heat up on the hob in a saucepan for a few minutes before serving.
Can be stored in the freezer in an airtight container.
This soup was literally whipped up one lunch time when it was wet and grey outside and I wanted something comforting to eat instead of my usual cold salad. Time wasn’t of the essence, however if it was I know there would be nothing to worry about as with only 3 main ingredients and little preparation this soup is easy and quick to make.
The simplicity of this soup comes from the fact that these are ingredients that I always stock in my cupboards, and if not, these days they are readily available from the local shop. Thai food is one of my favourite cuisines…well anything with coconut in actually, but let’s ignore that fact for now and concentrate on those magical Thai flavours…yum! I know that I’m going to be making lots of butternut squash soup this autumn and it’s nice to know that I can give it some edge and a boost of flavour with this Thai twist.
Also, not forgetting that Halloween is only a few weeks away and this would make the ideal easy lunch or even a starter for any spooky party’s that you may be throwing in celebration – or even a tasty way to use up all that leftover pumpkin from your pumpkin carvings!
What is your favourite autumnal soup? Are you celebrating Halloween this year or throwing any party’s to celebrate?
*This post is part of my work with Weight Watchers as part of their brand new Activate Your Autumn campaign, helping people shake off their lethargy, boost their energy and embrace a more vibrant lifestyle as a start or maintain a healthy plan.
I love pumpkin and squash, this sounds like a fantastic soup and one I will be making shortly I think! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Thanks, it’s so easy to make! Let me know if you try it. 🙂
Oh, yum! I love anything Thai inspired! For Halloween I might be going over to a vegan household, so this sounds like a great dish I could bring to celebrate. Spooky, spicy squash soup! Haha
I love the idea of taking it over for a Halloween party! I hope you have a great time. 🙂
Autumn is also my favourite time of year – I love any excuse for hats, mittens and scarves 🙂 this soup looks like a fantastic warming dinner. I’m impressed you get such a beautiful vivid colour and creamy texture with just the squash and coconut milk. Simple yet effective!
The colour is amazing isn’t it and perfect for Halloween! Autumn is one of my favourite seasons – just love all of that cosiness.
I love butternut squash soup, especially when it is spicy, so this sounds great to me. We had Thai for dinner last night too 🙂
I love it when it has a kick too. Jealous of your Thai meal, it’s one of my favourites.
Oh this is perfect! I have all the ingredients needed, including a butternut squash that I wasn’t sure what to do with!
I wanted to use ingredients that everyone would have in the cupboards already so I’m happy to hear that you have all the stuff in to make this. 🙂
This is making me so hungry. It looks delicious.
Thanks Stella! You should go and make yourself some.
This sounds so yummy! I love all things butternut squash for autumn. x
Thanks Lily!
I love butternut squash, especially in soup! This sounds so tasty, and such a winning combination of flavours. I made a roasted sweet potato & carrot soup recently and it was scrummy.
We’re thinking of potentially throwing a mini Hallowe’en party this year, and I’m very much aware that I need to get my party planning head on if we’re to go ahead with it… eek!
She’s So Lucy
Oh sweet potato soup is gorgeous! I hope the party planning is going well for you now. 🙂
Pumpkin season for the win. Very nice recipe and pics. Nice meeting you!
Thank you for dropping by Andreea.
definitely something id be interesting in trying this season!
Thank you! I hope you enjoy it if you do make it.
This looks amazing! I’m a sucker for any butternut squash soup but this sounds so delicious with the curry paste and coconut milk!
Thank you! It does add a nice kick of flavour to such a classic recipe.
I love soup…and the simple ingredients make this quick and easy…but outstanding in taste. Thansk
Thank you Gloria!
I don’t normally have a lot of time to make dinner, so this simple and quick recipe is perfect, especially now when I just want a bowl of soup to warm me up at night.
Soup is the perfect comfoting meal isn’t it. So easy to make your own too.
I am so intrigued by this recipe! I have the red Thai curry (I have never used it) and coconut milk. (again land of good intentions here) this recipe loks like a great way to try them out! thanks
I love this recipe. I’m going to try it out! Looks different than my take on butternut soup and intriguing!
Thank you! I really like the short ingredients list so you can really taste the beautiful squash.
Squash soup is my all time favourite soup, it’s so silky smooth as well as tasty. Thai spices and coconut milk has got to be the way to go 🙂
It’s a lovely twist to add to such a classic soup!
The best things in life are simple! This soup looks divine and I really gotta try adding the thai curry paste.
I can’t believe how easy this soup is! and it looks AMAZING! I need more squash in my life!
This looks and sounds amazing! I love butternut squash, although I hate cooking with it coz it’s such a pain to cut, lol! I’ll defo be giving this one a go though, thanks for sharing.
Ally #love2blog x
I love curried butternut squash soup but I love the addition of the coconut in yours, it sounds delicious! x #love2blog
Thank you Kirsty!
This looks amazing, I tried to make a vegetable soup the other day and it failed massively! I lve been looking for recipes so may give this one a go! xx
Thanks Steph, you can’t go wrong with this because it’s so easy!
Yummy! I love making my own soup and this seems so easy but looks super tasty! Thanks for sharing 🙂 Great recipe xx
This sounds delicious! I adore squash and spice, so this is the perfect combo! I’ll definitely give this a try this Autumn/Winter x
Oh sounds yum! I made a butternut squash last year and it was yummy, but I have never added the thai twist! I might try it 🙂 xx
I love this sup, I also use a cocomilk but I use different spice
This soup looks right up my street. Some of my favourite flavours. And so simple too. Your blog is beautiful by the way 🙂
I love butternut soup! I just roast with garlic and mix with some chicken stock and blend. So comforting. Could of done with a bowl today as I am full of cold 🙁
Bless you! I hope you feel better soon.
The soup looks utterly delicious and easy to make also. I like recipes that are made with ingredients on hand as I don’t like buying something for only one recipe. Yum.