Savory with a hint of sweet and sooo creamy good, this rosemary white chocolate butternut soup will warm your bones and delight your tastebuds.
FYI, friends: I’m participating in #choctoberfest so I was super excited when I recieved a pretty package of creative chocolate bars from Forte chocolates. 6 bars of high quality chocolate … oh yes! And in case you haven’t entered the #choctoberfest 2018 giveaway yet (worth over $400!), go here to enter!
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This is what I received from Forte chocolates. I was particularly intrigued with the rosemary sea salt white chocolate bar … and even more so after tasting a little bite from the edge of the bar: salty, sweet, with a definite rosemary presence. Immediately my mind began thinking of the possibilities … and then my thoughts turned to the butternut squash I recently picked from my parents’ garden. Rosemary goes SO well with butternut squash. Yes, this is meant to be, I thought.
I did a little research about how chefs are using white chocolate in savory dishes … Such awesome ideas! I knew then that I was on the right track. I went to work making a rosemary butternut WHITE CHOCOLATE soup.
Butternut squash has a natural sweetness, but the soup was definitely more on the savory side. When I added the rosemary white chocolate bar, which gave it a hint of sweetness and a bit more creaminess plus a hint of sea salt that was marvelous. There was a bit of a wow factor too, like my taste buds were trying to figure out everything that was happening in each spoonful of soup. A bit of cooked chopped bacon (optional!) and some shredded cheese on top kept it savory but let the white chocolate step in and dance with that lovely cocoa butter and a hint of sweetness.
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Rosemary White Chocolate Butternut Soup for #choctoberfest
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons garlic olive oil
- 3 cups cubed butternut squash
- 1 large yellow onion
- 2 – 4 cloves garlic
- 1 Tablespoon garlic olive oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 – 1.5 oz. Gusto Rosemary & Sea Salt in White Chocolate (or other white chocolate)
- 1 small sprig of fresh rosemary, chopped fine
- 1/2 – 1 cup of half and half
- 1 cup shredded Gruyere or swiss cheese
- For the top (optional): extra shredded cheese, crumbled bacon and roasted butternut seeds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. Toss the cubed butternut squash with the garlic olive oil and set on a baking sheet. Roast at 350 for 30 – 40 minutes or until the squash is nice and tender.
- While the squash is cooking, peel and chop the onion and garlic, then heat a medium saucepan over medium heat and swirl the other tablespoon of olive oil around in the pan. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is very soft and translucent and beginning to brown. Add the bay leaf and broth. When the butternut squash is done, add that to the pot.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook for about 15 – 20 minutes. Chop the white chocolate and stir it into the soup. Cook for a couple minutes longer, stirring to melt the chocolate.
- Remove the bay leaf and pour the soup into a blender with the cream and shredded cheese. Cover and blend until smooth.
- Serve in bowls topped with extra shredded cheese, crumbled cooked bacon and roasted butternut squash seeds (if desired). Then enjoy a piece of white chocolate for dessert.
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6 comments
Looks so good!
This looks so good, I can’t wait to try it! And i like how you used vegetable broth instead of a cream base.
Oh I hope you do try it, Shana! It’s delicious.
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