Butternut Squash Apple Soup

"It’s the season for butternut squash! The workhorse of the winter squashes, butternut squash is perfect for cooking up into a hearty soup, so welcome when the cold weather arrives. Butternut squash can be a challenge to cut raw (see our easy how-to here), it’s so much meatier than mostly hollow pumpkins. But these days you can easily find pre-cut squash at the market. My favorite trick for a memorable butternut squash soup is to includeÂa chopped tart green apple with the squash. The tartness of the apple enlivens the squash and balances its natural sweetness. This recipe is simple and easy, starting with a base of chopped onions, celery, and carrots, you add the squash, the chopped apple, stock, and seasonings, and cook until done. A little blender magic a the end and you have a beautifully puréed, thick, smooth and satisfying fall soup. Updated from the recipe archive, first posted 2003...."