Butternut Squash Soup | Red Crown Pomegranate Juice

Ingredients

• 1 butternut squash, about 4 lb.
• 1 medium leek
• 1 small yellow onion
• 1 medium shallot
• 3 medium cloves garlic
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
• 6 cups very low-sodium vegetable stock
• black pepper
• ⅛ tsp kosher salt
• extra virgin olive oil
• 3-4 sprigs parsley
• 2-3 sprigs thyme
• 10 whole black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• small bunch of chives
• ½ cup Red Crown Pomegranate Reduction*
• ½ cup pumpkin seeds