Summer Squash Soup

Total time: 25 minutes
    This is a lovely, summery color, reminding me of the sunflower fields that are everywhere in late summer.  A red tomato would work for flavor - the color would be more orange.....

 Ingredients:

• 2 cups chopped yellow squash (courgette), about 1 - 7" (17cm) long
• 1 medium yellow onion    regular onion
• 1 yellow tomato
• 1 cup  (8oz, 240ml) chicken stock
• handful of fresh basil, snipped

 Instructions:

• Chop onion, squash and tomato. 
• In a medium saucepan heat the chicken stock, onion, tomato and squash. 
• Cover and simmer until squash. is tender, about 15 minutes.
• Purée.  
• Serve, either hot or cold, garnished with basil.