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ZD Wines Celebrates 40th Years!

Celebrating 40 years of passion, dedication, family tradition and world-class winemaking, ZD Wines is thankful for the success and support garnered over the past few decades and we are looking forward to seeing what lies ahead.

 

Butternut Squash Soup

Paired with ZD Chardonnay, California

Serves 6

Chef Ashly Grant, ZD Wines

 

Ingredients:
1 medium size butternut squash
1 ½ teaspoons corriander
2 cups chicken stock
1 small yellow onion
1 cup cream
milk, as needed
salt and pepper
dash of cayenne

 

For crouton:
Day old baguette
Crumbled goat cheese
Olive oil
Salt and pepper

 

Directions:

1. In a medium size pot, sweat onion in a little oil. Add coriander and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add butternut squash, chicken stock, cream , and season with salt and pepper. Simmer over low heat until squash becomes tender. Strain squash and blend in blender until smooth, adding some of the cooking liquid until desired consistency.
3. Strain soup into pot, add cayenne and season to taste. If soup is still a little too thick, add a little milk.
4. For the croutons, cut on the bias and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Crumble a little goat cheese over each one and bake at 350º in oven until golden brown
5. Serve soup hot with one crouton floating on top and garnish

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