Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup/Half Time

Sunday was a fast day and I completely forgot to make something to break the fast with.  Although, I had nothing to eat nor drink, all day, I was busy preparing for the school week and I never felt hungry.

Suddenly, the sky darkened and I panicked.  I knew, leftovers sat in the kitchen and the worse scenario would be to eat them.  Usually, we eat dairy or soup after a fast and I decided, Superwoman was being called upon and she came through.

I had a butternut squash in the refrigerator.  Whisked it out and cleaned it and as quick as a wink, I "roasted" it, in my microwave.  It took about ten minutes.   While it was "roasting", I cut up the onions and put them in a pan with and olive oil.  Then, I pretty much followed directions, up until the part about simmering it.  No simmering for us and it was fine.  I did cut out the water to keep the flavor.  I suggest following Ina's directions unless you too, are racing against time.

We always eat something light and then if we are hungry, we eat later.  This filled us up though.  My husband had more than one bowl but I was fine with one.  I love this soup and this is one, I would make over and over.

Butternut Squash and Apple Soup  

adapted from Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa Parties!,

Ingredients:

1 Butternut squash 

3 Green apples - peeled, cored, and coarsely chopped 

8 ounces (1 cup) vegetable  broth

Water - 1 1/2 cups

2 teaspoons brown sugar

 Onion - medium, chopped

 Dried rosemary - 1/4 teaspoon, crushed

 Dried marjoram - 1/4 teaspoon, crushed

Ground pepper - 1/8 teaspoon

 ¼ cup coconut milk or rice milk

 Method:

1. Peel and cut the squash into cubes.  Microwave for 6   minutes or as long as it takes to almost cook through.
2. In a saucepan combine and boil together the squash, apples, vegetable broth, water, onion, salt, rosemary, marjoram, brown sugar and pepper.
3. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered and cook for about 20 minutes.
4. Turn one-half of the soup mixture into a blender container.
5. Cover and blend till smooth; set aside.
6. Leave the remaining soup chunky unless you love smooth soups.  Then, you can blend all the soup in small quantities.
7. Return all the soup mixture to the saucepan and bring it to boil.
8. Reduce heat to simmering and stir in coconut milk.

Considering how I cut back on the cooking, it is amazing how good this soup is.  It is nice to know, we can make this kind of change and still have deliciousness.

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