Butternut squash & sage soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
  
• 1 tbsp butter
  
• 3 onion
  
  , chopped
• 2 tbsp chopped sage
  
• 1.4kg peeled, deseeded butternut squash - buy whole squash and prepare, or buy bags of ready-prepared
• 1 tbsp clear honey
• 1½ l vegetable stock
• bunch chives, snipped, and cracked black pepper, to serve

  Method

  1. Melt the oil and butter in a large saucepan or flameproof casserole. Add the onions and sage, and gently cook until really soft – about 15 mins. Tip in the squash and cook for 5 mins, stirring. Add the honey and stock, bring to a simmer and cook until the squash is tender.
  2. Let the soup cool a bit so you don’t burn yourself, then whizz until really smooth with a hand blender, or in batches in a blender. Season to taste, adding a drop more stock or water if the soup is too thick. Reheat before serving, sprinkled with chives and cracked black pepper.
  3. Source: bbcgoodfood.com