Patty's Blue Hubbard Squash Soup

2 medium Blue Hubbard Squash

2 Tbsp. Olive Oil

1 Local Sweet Onion, diced

1 Leek (cut about 4”back on leek, compost stems), diced

1 tsp. Paprika

1/3 c. Olive Oil

1 tsp. ground Ginger

1 tsp. Chili Powder

1 tsp. dried Thyme

Salt and Pepper to taste
1 (32 0z) Vegetable Broth

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Place squash on a wide-rim baking sheet, meat side down, and puncture with knife several times. Bake in the oven for about 1 hour or until flash is soft when punctured with a knife. Allow to cool, then scoop out the soft flesh and reserve. 

In a medium-size skillet, heat the olive oil and sauté sweet onion over medium low temperature for about 5 minutes, then add leek and cook for another 5 minutes.

Put squash flesh, onion and leek mixture, the spices and the broth in the blender (you may need to divide into two or more batches, depending on the size of your blender). Blend until smooth.

Enjoy!