pumpkin, butternut and red kuri squash soup — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup rough chopped leeks
• 1 cup peeled and rough chopped yellow onions
• 4 cups peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped red Kuri squash
• 4 cups peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped butternut squash
• 6 cups peeled, seeded, and roughly chopped sugar pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• Water or vegetable broth – or a combination of both
• Herb bundle; a few sprigs each – fresh sage, parsley, and thyme
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup