Easy Sweet Potato And Pear Soup Recipes

SWEET POTATO-PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• In 3-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onion and celery in oil 4 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Stir in remaining ingredients except fresh thyme. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover; simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until sweet potato is tender.
• Into blender or food processor, add half of the soup. Cover; blend on medium speed 1 to 2 minutes or until smooth; return to saucepan. Blend remaining soup. Heat blended soup 1 to 2 minutes or until hot. Garnish with fresh thyme.

SWEET POTATO AND PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the sweet potatoes, water, 3/4 teaspoon salt and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until tender. , Meanwhile, in another large saucepan, cook and stir the pears and onion in butter over medium heat for 5 minutes. Stir in grape juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir into the sweet potato mixture. Cool slightly., In a blender, cover and puree soup in batches; return all to one of the pans. Stir in the cream, pepper and remaining salt; heat through (do not boil).

SWEET POTATO & PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a pot, heat butter on medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and saute for 1 minute.
• Add sweet potatoes, pears and thyme and saute for about 2 minutes.
• Add paprika and chicken broth. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes or until sweet potato is soft.
• Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Return to pot. Add cream, maple syrup and lime juice. Simmer for 5 minutes.
• If soup is too thick add a little extra broth. Season with salt and pepper, adding more syrup or lime juice as needed.
• Can be made up to 2 days ahead of time.

SWEET POTATO & PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large pot over a medium heat, and sauté onion for 2-3 minutes until softened but not brown.
• Add the diced sweet potato and diced pear, and sauté for 3-4 minutes.
• If using canned pears, only sauté the diced sweet potato at this stage and add the pears later.
• Add the chicken broth to the pot, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 20-25 minutes, or until the sweet potato (and pears) are soft.
• If including wine in your soup, add this in the last 10 minutes while the soup is simmering.
• Cool the soup for about 30 minutes.
• If using canned pears, drain these well, reserve the juice and add the pears now.
• They will help to cool down the soup.
• There is no need to chop the pears as the soup is about to be processed.
• In batches, process the chicken broth, sweet potatoes and pears until smooth in a blender or a food processor.
• Adjust the thickness of the soup so that it is to your liking by adding either more pears or some of the reserved pear juice, or more wine.
• Return the soup to the pot.
• If serving straight away: gently reheat, without bringing to the boil, stir in a swirl of yogurt and garnish with fresh mint or parsley.
• If serving later: refrigerate after processing.
• If taking to work for lunch: take the required quantity of yogurt in a separate container and spoon onto soup after it has been heated in the microwave.
• If freezing: freeze after processing.
• When ready to serve, defrost, gently reheat, without bringing to the boil, stir in a swirl of yogurt and garnish with fresh mint or parsley.

SWEET POTATO PEAR JALAPENO SOUP

Steps:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large Bermuda onion, chopped 1/4 teaspoon cumin 3/4 teaspoon curry 2 pounds sweet potatoes, cubed 6 cups chicken stock 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoons butter 2 Anjou pears, sliced 1 tablespoon fresh jalapeno, diced 1 tablespoon brown sugar 3/4 cup half and half.

SWEET POTATO-PEAR-CINNAMON JUICE

Steps:

• Juice the sweet potatoes, then the pear, following your juicer's specific settings for each. Stir in the cinnamon. Stir in the chia seeds if using and let soak for 5 minutes. Serve the juice immediately over ice, if desired.

EASY SWEET POTATO AND PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a pot over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, and celery; cook and stir for 1 minute. Add sweet potatoes, pears, cinnamon stick, and thyme; cook and stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth and paprika into the pot; bring to a boil. Simmer until sweet potatoes are soft, about 15 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick.
• Fill blender halfway with soup. Cover and hold lid down with a potholder; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Pour into a pot. Repeat with remaining soup. Return to pot.
• Stir heavy cream, maple syrup, and lime juice into the blended soup. Simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

QUICK AND EASY SWEET POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Put sweet potatoes into a large pot. Pour chicken broth over the sweet potatoes; bring to a boil, stir orange liqueur into the boiling broth, and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 25 minutes.
• Puree the sweet potatoes with the broth using an immersion blender until smooth.
• Stir half-and-half, nutmeg, ginger, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper into the pureed sweet potatoes; season with salt and pepper.
• Heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Toast pecans in the hot skillet until fragrant.
• Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with toasted pecans.