Silky Acorn Squash Soup ~ Low Calorie and Healthful, too.

I adore soup and we enjoy it all year around ~ Sometimes as the main event, but it also makes a great starter to a meal to rein in run-away appetites. :)

Often I'll use up bits of vegetables to clear out the refrigerator veggie drawer this way. Other times I'll make soup out of one main ingredient, as in this soup. There was one lone acorn squash in the pantry basket and I was craving soup.

The bonus is that this one is very healthy and low in fat.





It couldn't be more simple to put together ~ just cut the squash in half, remove the seeds and reserve if desired.* Roast or steam the squash halves until tendered (no need to peel). Allow to cool. While squash is cooling, sweat a quarter, or a half of an onion (diced), in a medium size pot, in a small amount of olive oil until translucent and tender.

When the cooked squash is cool enough to handle, remove flesh with a spoon and add along with the onion to the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until as smooth as you like, adding enough vegetable or chicken stock to thin to make the soup as thin as you prefer. Return to the pot the onions were cooked in, and heat until hot. Taste for seasonings, adding salt and pepper to taste if needed. The soup can be enriched with a tablespoon of butter, and/or cream, but I like it without just as well.

You can use all kinds of other vegetables in place of the squash for the soup, I just look in the fridge vegetable bin or pantry basket to determine what soup to make. :)

* Roasted hard-squash seeds: If the squash is young the seeds are tender, I clean the them of squash fibers and rinse well, then toast on a lightly oiled baking sheet in a 325* (F) oven until very lightly golden brown and crisp, turning once or twice while they are roasting. Sprinkle lightly with salt, (and any other herb or hot pepper) if desired while they are still hot.

Good for snacking, or as a garnish for the Acorn Squash Soup.

Soup is something I never tire of ~ if you try this method, I hope you love it too!

Best wishes for a healthful and delicious day!
xo ~m.