How to make squash soup with harissa and almond crostini

Make Squash Soup With Harissa and Almond Crostini

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This is great recipe for winter. It has the right amount of warmth to it to keep you cozy during these cold months.

Preheat oven to 450.

Place squash in baking dish and brush with softened butter and season with salt and pepper.

Place squash in baking dish and brush with softened butter and season with salt and pepper.

Cover with tin foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake additional 15 to 20 minutes or until tender.

Cover with tin foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake additional 15 to 20 minutes or until tender.

Remove from oven and allow it to cool enough for you to be able to hold it in your hands.

Remove from oven and allow it to cool enough for you to be able to hold it in your hands.

Lower oven to 325.

Scoop pulp out and place in a large bowl.

Scoop pulp out and place in a large bowl.

Add pulp to vegetable stock and simmer for 20 minutes. I have a vegetable stock that goes great with this recipe in my Snapguide.

Add pulp to vegetable stock and simmer for 20 minutes. I have a vegetable stock that goes great with this recipe in my Snapguide.

Blend with an emmersion blender, or blender.

Blend with an emmersion blender, or blender.

Strain through a chinois, fine mesh strainer, or cheese cloth.

Strain through a chinois, fine mesh strainer, or cheese cloth.

Transfer back to large pot.

Transfer back to large pot.

Now you will be making a saffron infused olive oil.

Now you will be making a saffron infused olive oil.

Heat oil on MEDIUM LOW HEAT, make sure the oil isn't too hot. Heat the saffron for 30 seconds.

Heat oil on MEDIUM LOW HEAT, make sure the oil isn't too hot. Heat the saffron for 30 seconds.

Add 1/2 cup water. Make sure the oil isn't too hot or it will splatter. Bring to a boil. Let sit for 10 minutes while the soup reheats and the oil absorbs the saffron and lends a beautiful gold color.

Add 1/2 cup water. Make sure the oil isn't too hot or it will splatter. Bring to a boil. Let sit for 10 minutes while the soup reheats and the oil absorbs the saffron and lends a beautiful gold color.

Add spices to soup.

Add spices to soup.

Pour in saffron infused oil, threads and all. Cook for 10 minutes.

Pour in saffron infused oil, threads and all. Cook for 10 minutes.

Remove from heat and whisk in creme fraiche.

Remove from heat and whisk in creme fraiche.

Add Harissa and salt and pepper to taste.

Add Harissa and salt and pepper to taste.

Now to make the crostini.

Toast raw almonds at 325 degrees for 10-15 minutes stirring every few minutes.

Toast raw almonds at 325 degrees for 10-15 minutes stirring every few minutes.

Cut bread into thin slices.

Cut bread into thin slices.

Brush with olive oil.

Brush with olive oil.

Sprinkle with paprika.

Sprinkle with paprika.

This is the best paprika I've found.

This is the best paprika I've found.

Place crostini in oven when almonds are done.

Coarsely chop almonds.

Coarsely chop almonds.

Sprinkle almonds on the crostini.

Sprinkle almonds on the crostini.

Garnish soup with chives.

Garnish soup with chives.

Place crostini on top and serve.

  • 4.0 Butternut squash
  • 6.0Tbsp Undated butter
  • 12.0c Vegetable stock
  • 4.0tsp Olive oil
  • 2.0pch Saffron
  • 1/2c Water
  • 1.0tsp Ground cinnamon
  • 1/2tsp Grated nutmeg
  • 2.0pch Cloves
  • 1.0c Creme fraiche
  • 1/2Tbsp Harissa
  • Finely chopped chives
  • Almond crostini recipe:
  • 1.0 Loaf of artisan bread
  • Olive oil
  • Smoked or Spanish paprika
  • 1/4c Toasted almonds