Name: Curried Squash and Pear Soup Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 cups butternut squash; 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp butter; 1 medium onion; 2½ tsp yellow curry powder; ½ tsp ground ginger; pinch nutmeg; 2 cups Bartlett pear; 1½ cups water; 1 cup nectar pear; 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock; ½ tsp salt; ⅛ tsp black pepper; ¼ cup heavy whipping cream; 1 small bartlett pear

How To Make Curried Squash and Pear Soup

This curried squash and pear soup is great for cold weather. Season it with the right amount of curry, ginger, and nutmeg to bring out its potential.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Serves:

Ingredients

6cupsbutternut squash,cubed
3tbspextra virgin olive oil
1tspbutter
1medium onion,chopped
2½tspyellow curry powder
½tspground ginger
pinchnutmeg
2cupsbartlett pear,peeled, chopped
1½cupswater
1cupnectar pear
4cupschicken or vegetable stock,use veg stock for vegetarian option
½tspsalt
⅛tspblack pepper
¼cupheavy whipping cream
1bartlett pear,cored and thinly sliced, small

Instructions

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and 1 teaspoon butter in a large, thick-bottomed pot on high heat. Add half of the cubed butternut squash. Toss to coat with the oil. Let cook until lightly browned on several sides. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl. Repeat with the remaining butternut squash. Remove to a bowl.
Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pot. Add the chopped onion. Lower the heat to medium and cook for a few minutes to soften. Then add the curry powder, ground ginger, and nutmeg. Cook for a few minutes more.
Add the chopped pear, and toss to coat. Cook for a minute more.
Add the browned butternut squash to the onion pear mixture. Add the water, stock, pear nectar, salt, and pepper. Bring to a boil on high heat; partially cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes.
Purée using a stick blender or if using a standing blender, purée a third of the soup at a time.
Turn off heat. Stir in ¼ cup of cream. Ladle soup into bowls, and garnish with pear slices.