Butternut Pear Soup

Name: Butternut Pear Soup
Ingredients: 1 onion, sliced; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon light brown sugar; 1 large butternut squash (for easy roasted check Pureed Squash Butternut, Acorn Any Hard Winter Squash!); 1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth; 1 (15 ounce) can pears in light syrup; 1/2 teaspoon curry powder; 2 cups low-fat milk or 2 cups nonfat milk; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ginger; 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg; 1 teaspoon crystallized ginger, diced; Season to taste; salt; sherry wine; Garnish; roasted butternut squash seeds; roasted pumpkin seeds (Spicy Roasted Butternut Seeds / Pumpkin Seeds )

18 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 onion, sliced
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
1 large butternut squash (for easy roasted check Pureed Squash Butternut, Acorn Any Hard Winter Squash!)
1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth
1 (15 ounce) can pears in light syrup
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
2 cups low-fat milk or 2 cups nonfat milk
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon crystallized ginger, diced
Season to taste
salt
sherry wine
Garnish
roasted butternut squash seeds
roasted pumpkin seeds (Spicy Roasted Butternut Seeds / Pumpkin Seeds )

Directions

1

Slice butternut into 4 and remove seeds and fiber.
2

Place in a microwave oven and cook till tender for 10-15 minutes.
3

Meanwhile saute onions in butter for 10 minutes till golden brown then add brown sugar and spices cook for 5 more minutes over low heat. Add broth to deglaze the pot!
4

Cube squash and if you have a good blender like a vita mix you don`t have to peel just put it in you blender along with all the ingredients and process till smooth.
5

In a pot add all ingredients and simmer 10 minutes.
6

Taste and season with salt and sherry if desired.