Squash Apple Soup  |  Vegetable/Fruit Day
    
	Makes 2 servings - uses 4 oz of your vegetable day allowance and 1 cup of your fruit allowance
	  
	
    
    Ingredients
	     
							- 2 Rome apples, halved crosswise and cored
 
                            - juice of 1 lemon
 
                            - 1 cup peeled and finely chopped acorn or butternut  squash
 
                            - 1/2 tsp Splenda or other zero-calorie sweetener
 
                            - 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
 
                            - 1/8 tsp ground cloves
 
                            - 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
 
                            - water (enough to cover squash in saucepan) 
 
                            - 8 oz vegetable stock
 
						
  
    Directions
     
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							 Preheat oven to 375°. 
 
                            - Brush the apples with the lemon juice. 
 
                            - Microwave  on high until soft (approx. 5 mins). 
 
                            - In a saucepan, boil the water. 
 
                            - Add squash  and boil until soft (approx. 15 mins). Strain. 
 
                            - Mash together squash, Splenda,  cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. 
 
                            - Put baked apple flesh in medium bowl. 
 
                            - Using  handheld mixer, combine apple flesh and squash. 
 
                            - Add vegetable stock. 
 
                            - Heat puree.  
 
                            - Season to taste. 
 
                            - Enjoy!
						  
 
						
  
   
  
  
  
  
  
   
    
     
      
      
      
      
       
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