Cream of Butternut Squash & Ginger Soup
Servings Prep Time
4-6servings 5minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Servings Prep Time
4-6servings 5minutes
Cook Time
15minutes
Ingredients
  • 4lb butternut squashpeeled, seeded and cubed
  • 1sprig of sage
  • 1large onionroughly chopped
  • 1/2 inch piece fresh gingerpeeled and roughly sliced
  • 1/4teaspoon nutmeg
  • 4cups vegetable stock
  • olive oil
  • Salt and pepperto taste
  • 1/2cup toasted pumpkin seedsfor garnish
Instructions
  1. In the pressure cooker, with the top off, over medium heat soften onions with the sage, salt and pepper.
  2. When the onions are soft, scoot onions aside and tumble in enough squash cubes to cover the base of the pressure cooker, let brown for for about 10 minutes stirring infrequently.
  3. Add the rest of the squash along with the ginger, nutmeg, and stock.
  4. Close and lock the lid of the pressure cooker. Cook for 15 minutes at high pressure.
  5. When time is up, open the cooker by releasing the pressure.
  6. Fish out the woody sage stem and discard.
  7. With a stick immersion blender puree’ the contents of the pressure cooker and serve!
  8. Garnish with salty, toasted pumpkin seeds.