Vegan Butternut Squash Soup with Ginger, Apple, and Coconut Milk

Directions

Ingredients :

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 small onion

chopped

1 (1 1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger root

minced

1 butternut squash – peeled

seeded

and cut into 1/2-inch cubes

1 carrot

chopped

1 apple – peeled

cored

and chopped

4 cups vegetable broth

1 (14 ounce) can coconut milk

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

1 small lemon

juiced

1 teaspoon maple syrup

or to taste

Methods :

Heat oil in a large pot over low heat and cook onion and ginger until soft and translucent without browning onion, about 10 minutes. Add butternut squash and carrot; cook and stir, about 3 minutes. Add apple and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in broth, increase heat to medium, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are soft, about 20 minutes. Puree soup with an immersion blender until smooth.

Pour coconut milk into the soup and season with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice and maple syrup; stir until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.