How Would You "Doctor" Pre-Made Butternut Squash Soup?

[Joe]

My environmental group meets monthly. We have dinner at the meeting place before the business portion of the meeting. The president of the group is a vegan, so we try to bring vegan food that everyone can eat.

I've found some pre-made butternut squash soup in a Tetra-pak, certified vegan. If I wanted to add some sort of vegetable(s) or legumes to the soup to make it heartier, what would you suggest?

 

[KLS52]

I've added potatoes to my butternut squash soup. A quick search yielded suggestions like lentils or chickpeas which sounds really good to me. I would do chickpeas and potatoes.

 

[Joe]

I've added potatoes to my butternut squash soup. A quick search yielded suggestions like lentils or chickpeas which sounds really good to me. I would do chickpeas and potatoes.

Thanks. How would you prepare the potatoes? Dice them, shred them, mash them, slice them ... ?

 

[KLS52]

I dice but not too small.

 

[SuicideBlonde]

Lentils, potatoes and curry spices. That sounds yum.

 

[Andy_T]

I find that cold-pressed pumpkinseed oil (the stuff that looks like diesel oil) greatly improves the taste of pumpkin soup.

 

[Amy SF]

Perhaps adding nutmeg and/or cinnamon would improve the taste as well.

 

[ledboots]

Deleted I misunderstood the question lol. I like the potato idea, may need some more seasonings after adding them.

 

[GingerFoxx]

Maybe adding some greens, like spinach or kale. You could also cook some rice or barley to serve it over.

 

[Joe]

If I am using 2 quarts of pre-made squash soup (before adding any potatoes or chickpeas), how much curry powder would be appropriate? Half-a-teaspoon?

The last time I made a soup I accidentally added too much pepper, and people were complaining about this. Also, I did not add enough salt. So I intend to bring a salt shaker for the whiners.

 

[Joe]

By the way, I don't know whether we are allowed to mention brand names but the butternut squash soup in the Tetra-pak is from

Spoiler

Pacific, i.e., Pacific Foods of Oregon

It contains sea salt, onion powder, garlic powder, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon.

I'm a little reluctant to add extra seasoning. The soup is heating in my slow cooker, and the pungent aroma fills my kiitchen.

 

[Amy SF]

So adding veggies would be better. Go with potatoes.

 

[Tom L.]

I would add potatoes and chickpeas. Or maybe just chickpeas.