Squash And Bean Soup

Crown Prince Squash

Squash And Bean Soup – Perfect Together

Some things just go together and in my opinion, squash and beans are a brilliant combination in a soup.

When days are cold and a substantial lunchtime soup is required this just hits the spot in both flavour and substance. It looks pretty good too! It is a main course type soup with plenty of protein as well as the nutrition from the vegetables.

This satisfying soup is both tasty and filling, and it looks really good too! The sweet squash really complements the haricot beans

Lunch Or Supper

Great for lunch on its own or as a simple supper, served with some bread and perhaps some salad or potato wedges it is tasty and very satisfying.

Squash is lovely to taste and to look at. Use a crown prince squash or a butternut squash, either will give that amazing flavour. I used haricot beans but you could use cannellini beans, butter beans or other beans but I do think white beans are best.

Haricot Beans At The Ready

I often have haricot beans in my freezer that have been soaked and boiled in a large batch and then put into portions to be frozen. However you can always use a tin of plain haricot beans instead. Tinned beans are just as good but if you buy dried beans in bulk, they do work out a lot lower cost.

Squash is often very sweet and is lovely for this but if you prefer to add a bit of a tang the addition of some lime juice just really make sit – but you can leave it out if you prefer.

I am always sad when the crown prince squash season comes to and end as it really is the best – even though the end of the season really should mean that Spring is not far away with all the lovely vegetables that will bring!