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Butternut squash soup with pecorino cheese

Butternut squash soup with pecorino cheese

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A simple Italian soup, made with pumpkin, apples, onions, and cherry tomatoes, enhanced with Parmesan and Pecorino cheese.

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Recipe from Guarracino, Ramac, Diablo, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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The green soup of Cilento, a region in southern Italy, is a hearty and flavorful soup, featuring pumpkin, potatoes, and cheese.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodMijotage
  • Estimated cost$3.94 $0.99 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.59
  • $0.21
  • $1.61
  • $0.18
  • $0.68
  • $0.67

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the pumpkin with a peeler or a knife to remove the thin green skin. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut it into thick slices of 2 cm and remove the central part, which contains the seeds. ≈ 8 min
  3. Pour the olive oil into a saucepan. ≈ 3 min
  4. Quickly sauté some onions and a few cherry tomatoes in a pan until they are lightly browned.
  5. Add the water, salt, and bouillon cube.
  6. Add the diced terracotta apples. ≈ 3 min
  7. Add plenty of Parmesan and Pecorino cheese cubes. ≈ 3 min
  8. Add the pumpkin and cook everything for 20 minutes.

The bill

Butternut squash soup with pecorino cheese

  • extra virgin olive oil, a small piece$0.59
  • 1 onion$0.21
  • A few cherry tomatoes$1.61
  • 1 bouillon cube$0.18
  • 2 cooked apples, peeled and diced$0.68
  • A generous amount of grated Parmesan and Pecorino cheese.$0.67

Total$3.94

that's $0.99 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 green pumpkin (Lagenaria longissima)
  • extra virgin olive oil, a small piece
  • 1 onion
  • A few cherry tomatoes
  • 1 bouillon cube
  • 2 cooked apples, peeled and diced
  • A generous amount of grated Parmesan and Pecorino cheese.
  • 40 cl of water (2 glasses)
  • salt, to taste

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