Soup made from butternut and other winter squashes is quite common, but summer squash soups are also a good idea. The base is made from steamed and pureed summer squash. While the water used to steam the vegetables is still hot add some bouillon of your choice - vegetable, chicken or tomato will all work. Add the water to the pureed squash when you are blending them.
Other vegetables to add to the base are onion, garlic, bell pepper, chili pepper or whatever you have in your garden or your pantry.
You can cook the wild rice at the same time you are steaming and stirring the vegetables or you can make it ahead of time.
Spices that will go well with this soup are fresh basil, fresh parsley and chives. These should be added after the vegetables have been pureed. To make this soup even more delicious, add a quarter cup of cream or full fat coconut milk; top with grated Parmesan cheese or slices of avocado. The truly health conscious could use whole milk instead.
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