Butternut Squash Soup

This is the yummie recipe for the Butternut Squash soup, add in as much pepper and niutmeg as you like, I like loads, it's sweet yet savoury and full of so many good nutrients, vitamin A in the form of Beta Carotene which is great for your eyes and also an anti oxidant which helps to remove free radicals, preventing cancer and keeping us healthy!! it also contains potassium to keep your heart ticking nicely and it's really low in calories but full of flavour!!

Butternut Squash Soup
A real winter warmer and perfect after a long day!

1 large butternut squash1 large onion
1 large potato
Nutmeg
Pepper kernels
Vegetable stock
Tbspn olive oil

Peel butternut squash, deseed, peel and cube

Leave skin on potato, it preserves its dietary fibre, however wash thoroughly, chop and leave aside

Dice onion.

Heat olive oil and sweat the onion, don’t brown it.
Add in the chop potatoes and plenty of nutmeg and pepper kernels.

Boil some water and add in so as not t

o let the mix stick to the pan.

Simmer very gently.

Add in the cubed butternut squash and the vegetable stock and hot water.

Simmer the mixture gently for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes and squash are soft enough to blend.
Add more ground pepper and nutmeg to taste

Serve piping hot with some crusty brown soda bread.