Butternut Squash Soup

IMG_0143 Trish's Butternut Squash Soup with Red Pepper

  1. Peel and chop 1 butternut squash and chop 1 red pepper roughly, discarding seeds
  2. Place in a bowl and drizzle on olive oil, use a wooden spoon to stir the veg around in the oil to coat it lightly
  3. Transfer to a roasting tin and place in oven preheated to Gas Mark 6 / 200° C
  4. Peel 4 garlic cloves and add them to the roasting tin when the squash and pepper have been cooking for 10 minutes
  5. When the squash is soft, remove tin from oven
  6. Blend cooked veg with enough vegetable stock to make soup consistency
  7. Add agave nectar and dried chilli flakes to taste