Recipe: Farmhouse Butternut Squash Soup

[Guest guest]

I haven't tried this yet, but wanted to share it so I didn't forget.

I get an email from Epicurious.com and a lot of times their recipes

are already SCD legal or can be easily converted. This sounds fab and

with the cold weather still lingering a bit, thought some of you

might enjoy it.

Farmhouse Butternut Squash Soup

ingredients

4 bacon slices

4 large garlic cloves, chopped

1 teaspoon caraway seeds

2 pounds butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and chopped

1/2 pounds carrots, chopped

1 Granny apple, peeled, cored, and chopped

3 thyme sprigs

2 Turkish bay leaves or 1 California

3 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth (SCD legal of course)

2 cups water

1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar

Directions

Cook bacon in a 4-to 6-quart heavy pot over medium heat until crisp.

Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain.

Add garlic and caraway seeds to fat in pot and cook, stirring

occasionally, until garlic is pale golden, about 1 minute. Add

squash, carrots, apple, thyme, bay leaves, broth, water, 3/4 teaspoon

salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and boil, uncovered, until vegetables

are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Discard thyme and bay leaves.

Purée about 4 cups soup in a blender, in batches if necessary, until

smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). (I'll be using my

handy dandy immersion blender!!) Return to pot and season with salt,

pepper, and vinegar. Serve topped with crumbled bacon.

Source: http://tinyurl.com/aqon8p

or: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Farmhouse-Butternut-

Squash-Soup-351412?mbid=RF

Misty Kimble

CD - no meds

SCD - 13 months