Squash soup with cranberry dollop

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 pounds Winter squash such as Acorn
Turban, Kabocha, Butternut
2 tablespoons Margarine
1 cup Chopped onion
1 cup Chopped carrots
1 cup Vegetable broth
½ teaspoon Salt
teaspoon Fresh ground white pepper
¼ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
2 cups Evaporated skim milk
1 cup Whole-berry cranberry sauce

Directions

Cut squash into large pieces and steam until tender. Remove cooked squash from shells; measure 4 cups pulp and reserve remainder for another dish. Process squash in a food processor with a metal blade until pureed. Set aside. In a large ssaucepan or dutch oven, melt margarine; saute onion and carrots for about 5 minutes or until tender but not brown. Stir in broth, salt, pepper and nutmeg; bring to boiling. Reduce heat to simmer, stir in squash puree and milk.

Simmer 5 minutes or until heated through. Adjust seasonings as necessary. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the cranberry sauce in the center of each bowl of soup.

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