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A quick, easy and tasty recipe for a thick and soul-warming pumpkin soup fragrantly spiced with curry and served with 5 spice shiitake mushrooms.
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- Soak dried mushrooms in warm water until plump, about 30 minutes. Drain well, then dice the softened mushrooms. Heat the bacon dripping in a skillet. Add in minced garlic and diced mushrooms. Sauté briefly, adding in five spice, maggi seasoning and sherry, and continue stirring until mushrooms are tender and coated with the sauce. Keep warm until ready to use.
- Heat a large saucepan with olive oil over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add the garlic and curry powder and cook, stirring, for 1 minute or until aromatic. Add the butternut squash, red lentils, and vegetable stock. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low. Simmer for 20 minutes or until the butternut squash and red lentils are soft.
- Remove the soup from the heat and puree with a handheld blender or whirl in batches in a blender until smooth. Return the soup to the low-medium heat and cook, stirring, until heated through, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Ladle among serving bowls. Top with the stir-fried mushrooms and parsley to serve.
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What a beautiful autumn soup. Love the shiitake mushrooms with the sherry. Sherry brings such a nice touch of elegance to soups.
Sam
A great flavor combo! I love using five spice powder.
Cheers,
Rosa
Combining butternut squash and red lentils in a vegetable-based soup is brilliant. And, I like the five-spice seasoning for the shiitakes--should really enhance those earthy flavors. I will be making this for my vegetarian husband. thanks, Angie!
Wow, the color on this soup is amazing - looks soooo comforting!
beautiful color of soup
I'm dying to make butternut squash soup and this recipe looks exceptional! Lovely photos!
Dear Angie, This soup sounds perfect. I just love the spices and lentils added. Blessings, Catherine
Lots of flavor, looks delicious. I love that it's quick and easy.
I am amazed by your pictures. As it happens Peter made an acorn squash soup yesterday. What he put in it I couldn't tell you. I will say this: fall is squash weather!
This is so bright and comforting!
The photos are stunning...so rich! And the soup sounds amazing. Loving the five spice in there, it must taste amazing.
What beautiful flavours, and the soup looks so beautiful and silky!
*kisses* HH
Soul-warming is right... it looks so inviting and love the shiitake topping!
Butternut Squash soup is one my first western soup made... after watching Jamie Oliver's recipe on a inflight program...:)
Delicious dear I love these type of soup!!! gloria
Sounds like a delicious autumn soup! Your photos are beautiful!
Awesome soup dish, fantastic colors!
Angie...butternut squash soup, plain and simple, is my favorite kind of soup! But adding shitakes and red lentils.....even better! Your photography is just stunning! (As always!) : )
This looks amazing! It's cloudy, cold and gray outside - this soup would be perfect about right now! Yummy - thanks for this one - I already printed it out.
Such an interesting combination that I bet is so delicious too! You are very creative :)
The 5 spice Shiitakes sound wonderful with this soup! What a wonderfully warming recipe.
Love the soup and the pictures are so cheerfully Fall. Just beautiful!
What a great soup for the fall season, and your pictures are absolutely beautiful!
Soups are always welcome in my home; and lentil soup is my favorite. Thanks for sharing recipe for your colourful-one!
This sounds like a fantastic fall soup. I love red lentils, and with the butternut squash and the mushrooms on top, the soup sounds lovely.
I am in love with the colors in your pics n that cute pot :)
USMasala
Bright & Lovely pics
Such a pretty soup. I love the recipe. Yum!
That soup will surely chase away those winter chill :D I love the five spice shiitakes topping . Gorgeous presentation as always ;)
I made a red curried-lentil soup this eve - but true to form - now I want yours. The squash - great idea! Those mushrooms - grandest idea!
Wow - this is stunning! I like the lentils in it - and using a blender makes it creamy and a taste surprise! Thanks for sharing...as always....beautiful photos!
This looks amazing! YUM, I love the idea of adding lentils to it
This soup is so nutritious and gosh, love those clicks!
The soup looks amazing, so does the photos.
I would call this the "everything" soup because has it so many delicious components. This is one to make.
That soup looks amazing!! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters
This would be delicious and a great use of five spice..... Love the orangeness of your pics
the shiitake sounds very flavorful and I'm sure it will lend flavor to your soup...
Yum yum, i can finish that beautiful looking soup in no time,tempting and comforting soup definitely..
WOW! Love this beautiful creamy soup. Definitely one serving is not enough fro me.
Creamy and yummy soup..beautiful colours on ur pics :)
Mmmm... the essence of fall in a bowl! This soup looks delicious and a real soul warmer.
Angie, your meals are always so incredible!
:-) Mandy
That sounds like a delicious soup! I also like the bits of savory five-spice shiitake lending extra flavor to the soup.
After reading about all your spices and ingredients...including the combination of the butternut squash and red lentils, I am SOLD!
I love this rustic, colorful, and delicious perfect soup for the fall season!
Angie-you just keep bringing them on, and I will be one "happy person." (not that I'm not happy) ...you contribute SO much to our foodie community...I am starting my nomination to vote for you, for next year!
I do hope you will be able to come to the Blogger Festival next year! I sure would love to meet up with you, in person:DDD
Looks like I'm going to be making a trip to the store for red lentils and mushrooms. Terrific soup!
Oh, how I love butternut squash soup. One of my favorite fall recipes, by far. I'm loving that white bowl you served the soup in. Your addition of mushrooms is brilliant. :)
with this soup, you've combined two ingredients that make fabulous soups even on their own! lovely fall flavors, angie. :)
If this soup is anywhere near being as good as that photo looks...you've certainly have a winning combo ;o)
Have a great weekend Angie.
Ciao for now,
Claudia
That soup surely looks so comforting..and loved that leaf coaster..
A2Z Healthy Vegetarian Cuisine
Adoro ésta sopa muy sabrosa luce espectacular,abrazos grandes hugs,hugs.
This soup sounds delicious and I do love pumpkin. What a great dish for the holidays and the clicks are gorgeous. The colours just jump out from my screen.
I've been pretty addicted to five-spice lately and it really compliments butternut squash so well! Delicious soup!
Your soup looks so delicious and the little serving bowl is so, so, cute! How I wish to have some of your soup right now!
Those squashes in the back ground are gorgeous!!! Have a nice week end
This soup looks perfect for autumn and even Halloween (even though it's already overy now ;)).
I love 5 spice - I do my candied nuts at Christmas with it - and the photos here are DEADLY! Gorgeous. I love the idea of using the lentils - but I would make them in to a flour consistency and use them as a thickener as I cannot tolerate a lentil texture wise. Weird, eh?
:)
V
Butternut squash and red lentil sounds like the perfect seasonal soup. Thank you for sharing such an inspiring recipe. I just finished eating but am already hungry again. Much love from Austin!
Gorgeous photos honey - so drool-worthy :D I love how you've add 5 spice in this recipe. So tasteful!
BTW, thanks for visiting my blog!
What a great combination of butternut squash and red lentils. Love it!
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Can't wait to try this, Angie. It will be a nice change from my normal butternut squash soup, which is beginning to get boring! :) Love the lentils in this and what a super idea to top with those wonderful shiitakes!
Again such interesting flavour combos. I adore butternut squash; it's so creamy! Wonderful colors for the autumn.
Who would have thought of using red lentils with butternut squash and 5 spice powder. Genius Angie :))
chow! Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
This soup sounds fantastic Angie!
Great combination of flavours. I love this soup.
Amazing soup! The shiitakes take it to a whole different level. Love your leave placemat. So pretty!
Wow, you are getting me ready for fall with these recipes. This sounds so good on a chilly day.
You always have the most interesting and delicious flavor combinations. Anytime you post anything from butternut squash, you definitely catch my attention!
The red lentils add such gorgeous colour to the squash Angie - but it's the shiitake that's got me all aflutter! ;0
The 5 spice shiitakes sound fantastic! What a creative topping for such a beautiful soup!
angie, you're brilliant as always..i simply believe that the concoction of all the flavours and spices here make this a very warm and tasty soup!
what a beautiful soup with rich texture! loved your clicks too !
Such a delicious soup -- perfect for this time of year, Angie!
Fantastic! Honestly, i wish I lived with YOU.
You have combined my two passions! Heavenly!
This is a lovely soup. It is beautiful to look at and sounds delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary
Oh... total swoon! This soup is so pretty... and lentils too?! Be still my heart. Thanks for sharing, Angie.
Hi Angie, I can't decide which I am more enamoured with...your soup itself or the terrine. This sounds so elegant and cozy for a cold day.
This soup looks absolutely mouthwatering!
Love this combo of curry/butternut squash and red lentils. Missed your recipes.
yum! I have been making a spicy pumpkin soup with mushrooms a few times, but this sounds way better with the addition of lentils too. bookmarking this right away!
This looks very warming and delicious. My girls love this type of soup with crusty bread, just like the ones you made. I love that shiitake mushrooms on top. I bet it gives added flavour to the soup. Love it....mmm
What a lovely soup, both the color and flavors. Using bacon drippings - yum, that's for sure the secret ingredient! Love the use of the squash and lentils, Angie!
I just love pumpkins :). Great photos!
What a beautiful soup,Angie!Perfect for Thanksgiving day!
I love how wonderful and hearty this soup is! Thanks for sharing!
Lovely soup! Love the combination of lentils and pumpkin and all the spices.This can easily be a comfort food in cold wintery days!
What a gorgeous warming soup - I could use a bowl of this right now it's so cold out today.
This is my kind of soup! Amazing flavor combo. Loving the photos too!
Look at all of these delightful flavors...this must be heavenly on a cold day :)
Love how nice and warming this soup sounds.
Can I just snack on those shitakes? Another winner, have to make this.
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