Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Lemon

[Guest guest]

I had some butternut squash that needed to be used up and I couldn't find a

recipe that took my fancy. I was really happy with the result of my experiment.

Christie

 

Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup with Lemon

 

1 small onion, finely chopped

3 cloves of garlic, crushed

1/2 Tbsp sunflower oil

2 stalks of celery, finely sliced

1/2 butternut squash, peeled and diced

2 carrots, sliced

1 potato, peeled and diced

1 apple, cored and sliced

1 tsp balti spices/curry powder

1/2 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp paprika

450 mls/3 cups vegetable stock

juice of 1 lemon

salt and pepper to taste

 

Saute onion, garlic and celery for about 5 minutes until softened. Add spices,

cook for 1 more minute and then add squash, carrot, potato, apple and vegetable

stock. Cook for about 20 minutes until vegetables are soft. Blend to a smooth

consistency, add the juice of 1 lemon, reheat and serve.

Serves 3