Gingered Apple-Acorn Smoothie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 small acorn squash
1 large apple
2 cups apple juice
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated (be sure to use a proper ginger-grater)

Preparation

Wash the squash, cut it in half, and scoop out the seeds. Place it, cut side down, in a dish with about 1/2 an inch of water and microwave it for about 10 minutes. Let it cool in the refrigerator.
Peel the apple, core it, and chop it up into a blender.
Scoop out the squash from the skin and place it into the blender.
Add the apple juice and the ginger and puree.
Pour and serve.