Butternut Squash Soup

The Weather has turned and it is bitterly cold...Again, so the group decided to make this winter warmer: butter nut squash soup.

To make this you will need:

Butternut squash
Fresh Garlic
Chicken stock
Coriander (Fresh and Ground)
Olive oil
Salt and Pepper

Firstly prepare the butternut squash; we peeled them, cut of their bottoms and scooped out the seeds.

We then chopped the squash into same size chunks ready for the pan.

In the meantime we also crushed the garlic and heated a glug of olive oil in the pan.

Once the oil was hot we added the garlic, chopped up butternut squash, salt and pepper to cook through for roughly ten minutes, stirring occasionally.



We then made up some chicken stock using a good quality stock cube and boiling water. Make enough to cover all the butternut squash and bring it to boil, then simmer until the everything is cooked through and the squash is soft.

The finished product.

We then blended the soup to make it smooth and creamy and added some fresh coriander to garnish...
...and voila! A beautiful  butternut squash soup to keep you warm.

The group said that the soup was simple but packed with flavor  A winner all round!