As the fall season comes into full swing, I start craving hearty soups. I wanted something with a bit of bite, so I set about making a keto-friendly Carribean-style squash soup. Bringing together tropical coconut notes with sweet and hot spices, and a surprise ingredient, avocado, to bring in more healthy fats, this Caribbean squash soup makes a great appetizer or side dish for any lunch or dinner. Shout out to my cousin Chef Dhom Rosete who came up with the brilliant idea of adding the avocado to the soup!
Keto Carribean Squash Soup Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 1½ cups yellow onions or shallots diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 scotch bonnet pepper, seeds removed (*may sub with habanero)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground allspice
- ¼ tsp nutmeg, (freshly grated if possible)
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons orange zest, freshly grated
- 3 lb kabocha squash, diced (around 7½ cups)
- 4 cups vegetable broth (or chicken bone broth if not vegetarian)
- 1 14oz can coconut milk
- 1½ cups avocado, diced
- [Flaky sea salt (like Maldon or Fleur de sel and freshly ground freshly ground black pepper (to taste)
- Roasted pumpkin seeds or slivered almonds, for garnish
Directions:
Heat oil in a large, heavy bottomed pot. Add onions and cook on medium until translucent but not browned.
Add garlic, ginger, scotch bonnet pepper, and all spices and cook 1-2 minutes until fragrant, stirring constantly so they don't burn.
Add squash, broth and bay leaf. Bring to a boil then reduce to low and simmer for 30 minutes until squash is very tender.
Stir in avocado. Blend until smooth using an immersion blender (or in batches, if using a blender).
Stir in coconut milk and orange zest and heat through. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour into bowls and garnish with pumpkin seeds or slivered almonds.
Did you try this keto Caribbean squash soup recipe out? If so, let me know how it went in the comments, or tag me in any photos you share on Instagram so I can see your creation.
