Creamy Butternut Squash, Pear and Cranberry Soup with Crispy Kale

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Masha and Anya are the plant-based cooking duo behind Golubka Kitchen. They believe that the most nourishing meals come from fresh, whole ingredients prepared with love and intention.

Creamy Butternut Squash, Pear and Cranberry Soup with Crispy Kale

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1
    Heat oil in a medium pot over medium high heat. Add leeks and cook for 3 minutes until tender. Add fennel, squash, pear and cranberries. Stir to coat with oil and fennel. Add coconut milk and water and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer and let cook, covered, for 15 minutes or until vegetables are cooked through and tender.
  2. 2
    Transfer soup to a blender and puree, seasoning with salt and pepper. You might have to do this in batches, depending on the size of your blender. Serve garnished with reserved coconut milk (optional) and crispy kale (recipe below).
  3. 3
    Preheat oven to 400°F (200° C).
  4. 4
    Place kale onto a parchment paper-covered baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and maple syrup, add nutritional yeast, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly with your hands.
  5. 5
    Place into the oven for 7-9 minutes, until crispy. Kale can burn very fast, so take care not to burn and watch it closely.

We’ve got a little upgrade on classic creamy butternut squash soup for you today. This one still has plenty of butternut squash for its creaminess and ochre hues, but with the addition of leeks, pear and cranberries. Leeks contribute a savoriness, while the pear gives a bit of sweetness, and the cranberries bring a subtle sour note. There’s also an addition of fennel seed, for its subtle anise flavor and digestive aid properties (useful during a big holiday meal). When cooked in coconut milk and pureed together, the vegetables make for a delicious whole, more interesting in flavor than your classic butternut soup, but still very familiar, comforting and soul-warming. This soup would make for a great starter to a Thanksgiving/holiday meal, guaranteed to be a crowd pleaser.
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Creamy Butternut Squash, Pear and Cranberry Soup
 
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients

for the soup

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil or neutral coconut oil
  • 2 leeks, white and light green parts only - sliced
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
  • 1 medium butternut squash or 2 honey nut squash - cubed
  • 1 pear - cored and cubed
  • 1 cup cranberries - thawed if frozen
  • 1 13.5oz can light Thai coconut milk - optionally reserve some for garnish
  • ¾ cup water
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper

for the crispy kale

  • 1 small bunch kale - leaves torn into bite-sized pieces
  • 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1-2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
Instructions

to make the soup

  1. Heat oil in a medium pot over medium high heat. Add leeks and cook for 3 minutes until tender. Add fennel, squash, pear and cranberries. Stir to coat with oil and fennel. Add coconut milk and water and bring to a boil. Lower to a simmer and let cook, covered, for 15 minutes or until vegetables are cooked through and tender.
  2. Transfer soup to a blender and puree, seasoning with salt and pepper. You might have to do this in batches, depending on the size of your blender. Serve garnished with reserved coconut milk (optional) and crispy kale (recipe below).

to make the crispy kale

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F (200° C).
  2. Place kale onto a parchment paper-covered baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and maple syrup, add nutritional yeast, salt and pepper and mix thoroughly with your hands.
  3. Place into the oven for 7-9 minutes, until crispy. Kale can burn very fast, so take care not to burn and watch it closely.
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About Golubka Kitchen

Welcome to Golubka Kitchen, where plant-based cooking meets seasonal inspiration. We're Masha and Anya, and we believe that the most nourishing meals come from fresh, whole ingredients prepared with love and intention.

Our journey began with a shared passion for cooking that celebrates the natural flavors of fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. What started as casual conversations about seasonal ingredients has grown into a platform where we share recipes that honor both tradition and innovation in plant-based cuisine.

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Shilpa

I have never successfully made crispy kale. I have tried everything: drying the kale with a towel, spacing out each leaf on the pan, as well as different heats/times. I always get a few that burn and a few that are limp and soggy. any tips?

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Allyson (Considering The Radish)

This looks so lovely, exactly what I want to eat now that the holiday is over. Combining cranberries and squash in soup is a stroke of brilliance- I already knew I liked the two together, but I had never thought of using them in that way.

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Natalia

The very first recipe of pumpkin soup (of my mother-in-law) contained leeks, and I will never forget how much I loved it especially because it was my first time I was eating pumpkin soup! Afterwards, I made this soup again and again, so thrilled by the new discovery. Can’t wait to give your recipe a try, I am sure it will be so good!

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Amy

I just made this soup, and because I had four small honeynut squash, and I did not want to struggle to peel them, I just cut them in half, baked them, then made the soup with the roasted squash (I doubled it.) Turned out great!

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Danielle

Anya, I’ve been completely smitten with your holiday recipes. Each one offers celebration and delicious taste, always coupled with the most inventive twists. This is such a beautiful sou -, not often are pears included – but you do it so perfectly! xo

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