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Winter Squash Soup

A cup of this velvety soup has just 70 calories.

Courses: Soup
Serves: 8 people

Recipe Ingredients

5 cups 1185mlGolden Garlic Broth - * see note
  (or use a vegetable broth)
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozDiced yellow onion
3/4 cup 82g / 2.9ozSliced celery
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlDried sage
4 cups 948mlSteamed and mashed winter squash
  (butternut or turban)
1 teaspoon 5mlGround coriander
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGround cumin
1 1/2 tablespoons 22mlHoney
  Chopped cilantro or celery leaves - for garnish

Recipe Instructions

* Note: See the "Golden Garlic Broth" recipe which is included in this collection.

Mix broth, onion, celery, and sage in a 3-quart soup pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except garnish, remove from heat, and let cool slightly. One third at a time, puree stock mixture in a blender until smooth.

Return puree to soup pot and reheat. Serve hot, garnished. This recipe serves 8.

Source:
SEASONAL SOUPS by Lucy Saunders (c) 1991 - Contemporary Books, Chicago - 129 pages - $7.95 - As reprinted in the Sep/Oct, 1992 issue of Cookbook Digest

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