Smoky Mango-Squash Soup
November 2009
Makes: 4 servings
Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 30 mins
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 butternut squash (about 2 1/2 pounds), peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, chopped, plus 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 2 1/2cups vegetable broth
- 2 mangoes, cut into cubes
- 3/4cup buttermilk
- Salt and pepper
- Snipped chives, for sprinkling
- In a large pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft, about 5 minutes. Increase the heat to medium-high and add the squash, chipotle chile, adobo sauce and brown sugar; cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Pour in the vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer, covered, until the squash is cooked through, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the mangoes.
- Using a blender, puree the soup. Stir in the buttermilk and season with salt and pepper. Warm over low heat. Sprinkle with the chives and coarsely ground pepper.
Tip
How to Prep a Mango
- Stand the mango on the stem end. Cut off the round halves, keeping your knife parallel to the large, oval seed in the center.
- Cut a crosshatch pattern into each half with your knife, being careful not to cut all the way through the skin.
- Press on the skin side of the mango to "pop" out hte mango cubes, using a small knife to help remove them from the skin.