Prunier's Market Recipes
https://www.pruniersmarket.com/Recipes/Detail/1561/Butternut_Squash_and_Pear_Soup
Butternut Squash and Pear Soup
Deliciously sweet and creamy
Customer Rating:
2.5
1 Ratings
1
Yield: 6 servings (1 cup each)
Ingredients
| 2 |
Tablespoons |
butter
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| 1 |
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medium onion, chopped
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| 2 |
cups |
vegetable or chicken broth
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| 1 |
pound |
butternut squash, pared, seeded and cut into 1- inch cubes
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| 2 |
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pears, sliced
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| 2 |
teaspoons |
fresh thyme, snipped
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| 1/4 |
teaspoon |
ground coriander
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| 1/4 |
teaspoon |
ground white pepper
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| 1/4 |
teaspoon |
salt
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| 1 |
cup |
cream or half and half
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Optional Toppings: |
| 1 |
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pear, sliced
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| 1/2 |
cup |
pecans, toasted and chopped
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Directions:
In a 4- quart Dutch oven saute onion in butter until tender.
Add broth, squash, 2 sliced pears, thyme, coriander, white pepper and salt. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer until squash is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Pour about half of the soup into a blender* container; cover and process until smooth. Repeat with remaining soup and return to the Dutch oven.
Stir in whipping cream. Heat, stirring frequently, until hot. Serve with pear slices and toasted chopped pecans, if desired.
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*An immersion blender can be used in place of a blender to puree the soup in the Dutch oven.
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Prunier's Market Recipes
https://www.pruniersmarket.com/Recipes/Detail/1561/Butternut_Squash_and_Pear_Soup