This soup is so delicious is really seems like it should be difficult, but its not. It can be made in about 30 minutes.
Ingredients:
- 2 medium butternut squashes – peeled, de-seeded, de-gooped (you know what I mean), and cut into squares
- 1 apple (honeycrisp and granny smith are my favorites) – washed, cored, and cute into squares
- 1 yellow onion – peeled and coarsely chopped
- veggie broth, chicken broth, or water (enough to just barely cover your squash, apple, and onion in the stock pot)
- sea salt, cinnamon, cayenne, nutmeg – season to taste
- toppings of choice – chives, parsley, pumpkin seeds, a swirl of maple syrup, a scoop of hummus, whatever else your taste buds fancy
Instructions:
Put all ingredients together in a stock pot, bring to a boil and then reduce to a simmer until the squash is quite soft. Remove from heat and blend by inserting an *immersion blender into the pot. Add more broth if you like a thinner consistency. Spoon into bowl and eat to your heart and belly’s content.
*If you don’t have an immersion blender, this soup alone makes it worth the $25-$50 you’ll spend on a decent one.
Get one with a metal blending rod so you can submerge it into hot liquids without leaching plastic into your soup. This is SO much easier than transferring a pot of soup into a blender of food processor. I got this one 2 years ago as a wedding gift and have no complaints.