Roasted Acorn Squash Soup

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp nutmeg
• 1 tbsp pepper
• 1 tbsp salt
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1/8 cup lime juice
• 1 clove garlic bulb
• 1 medium onion
• 4 squashes acorn squash

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Pour oil on the roasting pan and coat the bottom.
2. Prepare squash by cutting it in half and removing the seeds and string. Place squash cut side down on roasting pan and prick the skins of squash with knife all over.
3. Cut onion in large chuncks and place on pan with squash. Cut the top off the garlic bulb and drizzle some of the oil on the garlic. Place garlic in pan too.
4. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until tender. Remove and let stand til cool.
5. Scrape squash and put it into a large stock pot. Put onions and squeeze the garlic into pot. Add chicken broth, lime juice, salt, pepper and nutmeg to pot. Bring to boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
6. Puree mixture with hand mixer or blender. Reheat if needed.
7. Serve with plain yogurt garnish, pumpkin seeds or extra nutmeg if desired.