"Phenomenal" Butternut Squash and Leek Soup. Photo by Donna Turner Ruhlman.
Weekend before last, I bought, among other things, a butternut squash at the farmers' market. I had not intended to buy it, but it beckoned. It is fall. It is time to cook fall things. Such as
duck confit, and
sausage, and
bacon, and
cassoulet. And rich, soul-soothing soups.
Squash soup is easy, nutritious, and delicious. I served it to a bunch of eighth-grade boys. One of them said, "This is phenomenal soup." I was surprised they were eating it, let alone using the word "phenomenal" with regard to food.
This recipe will work with any similar squash (pumpkin would be great). Use onion if you don't have leeks. The method is standard: sweat the onion in some fat, salt it, add the squash, cook ...
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