3 vegan apple and butternut squash soup Recipes

pumpkin puree (using roasted squash really enhances the flavor) or 1 (14 -16 oz) can freshly roasted butternut squash (using roasted squash really enhances the flavor), homemade vegetable broth, red potato, diced, green bell pepper, seeded , membrane removed, diced (okay to use another color), celery, diced, red onion, peeled and diced (my addition), smooth cashew butter or 3 tbsp pumpkin seed butter, firm but ripe banana, sliced into small pieces, apple, peeled, seeded and diced, salt, ground red pepper, to taste (paprika or cayenne), fresh cilantro leaves, roasted pumpkin seeds, pumpkin seed pesto sauce (read *note)

butternut squash, cubed (about 1 1/2 inch cubes ), carrot, chopped, yellow onion (1/2 chopped and 1/2 sliced ), stalks celery, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, potato, peeled and cubed, marjoram, salt, extra virgin olive oil, bay leaves, rubbed sage, water, water, coconut milk, tart apple, peeled and cubed (about 1/2 inch cubes ), yellow bell pepper, sliced