Butternut Squash Soup

My favorite soup.  This is a fairly easy and simple to make.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup diced onions
1 Tbsp chopped garlic
2 cups cubed butternut squash (about 1 medium squash)
1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
3 cups chicken or vegetable broth
1 apple, peeled and diced
Sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste

Method:

Heat olive oil in a soup pan.  Add onions and garlic.  Cook until onion turns translucent, 3 to 4 minutes. Add apple and cook for 2 minutes. Add butternut squash and thyme. Stir to combine. Stir in chicken broth and season with salt and pepper.

Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until squash is fork-tender, about 30 minutes. Use an immersion blender to puree soup. Alternatively, let the soup cool slightly and carefully puree in batches in a traditional blender. 

Serve hot.