Acorn Squash And Apple Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs acorn squash, halved and seeded
• 3 cups chicken stock
• 2 granny smith apples, cored, peeled and chopped
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup unsweetened apple juice
• 2 teaspoons fresh gingerroot, grated
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 place squash cut side down on rack set over gently simmering water in saucepan.
• 2 cover and steam until tender.
• 3 cool squash slightly and scoop pulp from shells.
• 4 combine 1/4 cup chicken stock, apples and onion in heavy medium saucepan.
• 5 cover and cook over low heat 10 minutes.
• 6 add squash pulp, remaining chicken stock, apple juice, ginger and salt.
• 7 cover and simmer about 20 minutes.
• 8 puree soup in batches in processor or blender.
• 9 strain through sieve into clean saucepan, pressing puree with back of spoon.
• 10 reheat soup gently. a.
• 11 dd lemon juice.
• 12 season with salt and generous amount of pepper.
• 13 ladle into bowls and garnish with yogurt and chives.