Harvest Blend Soup with Turnip, Apple & Butternut Squash

on Nov 26 2025

A delightful harvest trio, this cozy soup warms you from the inside out.  Each spoonful blends sweet apple, hearty squash, and earthy turnip for a comforting dish that fuels both body and brain.  A perfect dish for cozy evenings while savoring the season.  

Turnips supply kaempferol to help protect neurons from inflammatory damage and magnesium to support calm, balanced neurotransmitter activity.  Apples contribute quercetin to defend memory pathways and catechins to enhance healthy brain circulation.  Butternut squash adds lutein and zeaxanthin to support sharper cognitive function and vitamin B3 to keep your brain’s energy pathways running smoothly.  Extra virgin olive oil finishes the bowl with polyphenols like hydroxytyrosol for antioxidant protection and monounsaturated fats that promote long-term brain health. 

Harvest Blend Soup with Turnip, Apple & Butternut Squash

Servings

4

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

1 hours 20 minutes

Cuisine

Mediterranean Diet, MIND Diet

Category

Lunch, Dinner

Harvest Blend Soup with Turnip, Apple & Butternut Squash

Ingredients

  • 1 medium butternut squash, peeled and chopped
  • 3 medium turnips, peeled and chopped
  • 3 small or 2 medium apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cups/500 ml water
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • fresh cilantro for garnish (optional)

Directions

  1. Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.

  2. Add chopped butternut squash, turnips, apples and salt and pepper to pot and continue to cook on medium for 5-10 minutes, then reduce heat to medium-low and continue to cook until ingredients are softened, about 45 minutes.

  3. Once ingredients are softened add water or low sodium vegetable broth and continue to cook for another 5-10 minutes on medium heat until soup is warm.

  4. Remove pot from heat and add through blender or food processor, or use immersion blender.

  5. Garnish with fresh or dried cilantro and serve.
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