PUREED TURNIPS IN A BUTTERNUT OR ACORN SQUASH SHELL

Ingredients:

- 1 large butternut/acorn squash- 8 – 10 medium-sized turnips- Milk- ½ stick butter- Freshly ground nutmeg

Instructions:

Wash, cut in two pieces, and de-seed a large butternut or acorn squash (or both depending on how many you are serving). Bake the halves in the oven for 45 minutes to an hour until meat is softened enough to be scooped out later.

Wash, peel, and slice 8 – 10 medium sized turnips in a cooking pot. Barely cover in milk and bring to a gentle boil. Cook until tender. Pour off milk which makes a nutritious drink. Add ½ stick of butter and freshly ground nutmeg. Purée in a Vitamix or Thermomix high speed blender until very smooth. Fill the baked half shells and put back in the oven or warming drawer to keep warm until serving.

Later the meat of the butternut and acorn squashes can be scooped out to make a delicious soup.