butternut sqash and sweet potato

Høstsuppe: Butternut squash, Sweet Potato & Ginger Soup

butternut sqash and sweet potato

 

As Autumn is coming, with its beautiful red-orange-yellow colours and its new seasonal vegetables, here is a recipe for all of those who want to start, already, to make things warm and koselig. Not only are pumpkins a seasonal vegetable coming back in your shops, the ginger will spice it all up and keep you safe from infections as the change of seasons is coming. Plus, this recipe could not be easier. You can add regular potatoes if you wish.

Ingredients for 4 persons:

1 butternut squash (minimum 1.5kg)

2 sweet potatoes (add more sweet potatoes if the butternut sqash is heavier)

2 small regular potoatoes (optional)

1 onion

2 spoons of oil

ginger. If fresh: Slice it. If in powder, around 2-3 t.s depending on taste. I also add a pinch of cinnamon

salt and pepper

Recipe:

Pour the oil in a pot, wait until it is very warm and put in the sliced onion.

Add right away the spices (ginger + cinamon) and some salt and stir the onion in the spices.

Peel and cut the butternut sqash and the sweet potatoes and add them in cubes to the pot. Stir for a while for the spices to get into the vegetables and pour water over the vegetables, 2-3 cm below the tip of the vegetable mix.

Cover and wait until it boils. Then once it boils take away the cover and wait until the vegetables are cooked (soft under a knife).

Blend the whole thing with a soup mixer and add salt and pepper to your taste. Enjoy!

 

 

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Lorelou Desjardins is a French-born writer, journalist and speaker. She is the author of several best-selling books about Norway, and is a columnist in Norway’s largest newspaper VG. She writes on topics ranging from culture to language and environmental issues. She has been observing Norwegians and writing with humor about them in her internationally famous blog A Frog in the Fjord. Lorelou also gives lectures across the country, helping foreigners better understand Norwegian working culture and make meaningful local connections.

Comments

8 responses to “Høstsuppe: Butternut squash, Sweet Potato & Ginger Soup”

  1. Piece of writing writing is also a fun, if you know after
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  2. Hei! Det ser/høres veldig godt ut, men vet du hva “butternut squash” heter på norsk? Jeg kan ikke finne det noe sted… 🙁

    1. Hei Heidi, jeg vet ikke hva det heter på norsk, men du kan bruke gresskar med oppskriften, jeg gjord det for 2 dager siden og det var veldig godt!

  3. On the stove right now! 🙂 Smells all gingery in the house now!

  4. This looks amazing! It will on next week’s menu. 🙂 Thanks for sharing it!

  5. How koselig! Thanks for sharing!

  6. Ahahah, I almost thought it was a Halloween recipe, and was ready to protest that “It’s not even October yet!”.
    Sounds yummy, I’ll try it soon.

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