Recipe for Pumpkin or Butternut or other Squash soup-for 4

Squash or pumpkin make a delicious, warming soup which is just right after the excesses of Christmas.

Ingredients

• 1 squash or portion of pumpkin, peeled, seeds scraped out and cut into chunks
• 1 onion chopped
• 1 litre chicken stock
• 25 cl cream
• 1 oz butter


Method

• Melt butter in non stick saucepan over low heat
• Fry onion till transparent
• Add squash/pumpkin pieces and cook for a further 5 minutes
• Pour in hot stock, bring to boil
• Cover saucepan, turn down heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until squash is soft
• Take off heat and blend in a mixer
• Add cream and serve when ready