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Pear and celery cream soup

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 750 g celeriac
  • 1 onion(s)
  • 500 g pear(s)
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 liter vegetable broth
  • 125 g crème fraîche
  • ½ lemon(s), juice
  • salt and pepper
  • 1 bed of cress

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

Peel the celery, peel the onion, and chop both finely. Peel the pears, remove the cores, and chop the pears finely. Heat the butter in a saucepan. Sauté the celery and onion. Add the pears and broth, bring to a boil, and simmer for about 20-25 minutes. Purée the soup with a hand blender, adding the crème fraîche. Season the soup with lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Add a little more broth if desired, as celery is starchy. Plate the soup and serve. Cut the cress from the bed and scatter it over the soup.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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