Spicy Squash and Apple Soup | Canadian Goodness

Ingredients

• 3 lb (1.5 Kg) acorn or butternut squash
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter
• 1 large onion chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and chopped
• 1 large garlic clove minced
• 2 tsp (10 mL) ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground nutmeg
• 2 apples peeled
• cored and chopped
• 2 carrots sliced
• 3-4 cups (750 mL to 1 L) chicken stock
• 1 cup (250 mL) 35 % cream
• 1/3 cup (80 mL) chopped fresh coriander or parsley
• 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
• Pepper to taste