Butternut Squash and Apple Soup

Submitted by: Victoria	Country: U.S.A.
Category: Home/Soups & Creams
Quantity: 4 servings	Preparation time: 0:10 hr. Cooking time: 0:30 hr.

Ingredients

3 tbsp	butter	45 mL
1	onion, chopped	1
3	tart apples, peeled, cored and quartered	3
1	butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-in/2-cm cubes	1
	water
1 cup	heavy cream	250 mL
	salt and pepper, to taste
	whole nutmeg
	apple slices, for garnish

Directions

Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook just until translucent. Add apples and cook, stirring, another 2 minutes. Add squash cubes and cook, stirring, another 2 minutes.

Add water just to cover the squash and apples and simmer until squash is tender, about 25 minutes.

Purée in a food processor, then strain through a fine sieve. Return sieved purée to pot and add cream and salt & pepper. Heat just until hot, but do not boil.

Ladle into bowls and grate fresh nutmeg over top. Garnish soup with thin slices of apple arranged in a fan.