Butternut Squash and Green Apple Soup

When the mercury starts to fall and it gets a little harder to walk out the door, I know it is time for soup. A great hot soup is like a hug from within. It relaxes and soothes you. I love this soup because the butternut squash is the perfect foundation for a soup that is sweet and spicy at the same time. The spices warms you up and combined with the fiber in the butternut squash,apple and lentils it is a little liquified miracle. The lentils add a little more protein to the nutritious soup.

Makes 4 cups

1/2 onion
1 clove of garlic
1 tbs oil ( I love coconut oil)
2 cups chopped butternut squash
1/2 Green Apple
4 tbsp cooked lentils
a pinch of:
cinnamon
cayenne pepper
black pepper
turmeric
salt

Heat the oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook until tender ( be careful not to burn the onion as it changes the taste). Add the spices and cook for about 1 minute until fragrant. Add butternut squash and 1/4 apple ( save the rest of the apple for later). Add 1.5 cup of water. Cook until tender, about 15-20 minutes. Transfer to blender and puree. Dice the rest of the apple. Add the apple and lentils to the soup. Add more seasoning if necessary.  Enjoy!