Butternut soup with crispy sage & apple croutons - Good Food Middle East

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, chopped
• 1 butternut squash, about 1kg, peeled, deseeded and chopped
• 3 tbsp Madeira or dry Sherry
• 500ml gluten-free vegetable stock, plus a little extra if necessary
• 1 tsp chopped sage, plus 20 small leaves, cleaned and dried
• sunflower oil, for frying
• 1 large eating apple, peeled, cored and diced
• a few pinches of golden caster sugar