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Caramelized Pear and Blue Cheese Soup

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Caramelized Pear and Blue Cheese Soup

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A caramelized pear soup with a hint of blue cheese where the combination of sweet and savoury will blow your taste buds and your mind away with how heavenly good it is!

It’s time for another warm comforting bowl of soup for these cold winter days! At first this pear and blue cheese soup might sound a little strange but the combination of pears and blue cheese can be a magical one; the trick is that you need to be careful not to overpower the delicate flavour of the pears with the strong flavour of the blue cheese. This soup starts off by caramelizing the pears in butter and brown sugar to add a little to their sweetness and to bring out more of the pears flavours. From there the recipe is pretty much a simple soup recipe where you cook some onions, garlic and thyme before adding the broth along with some potatoes to thicken the soup a bit, simmer until tender, puree and add the blue cheese along with some cream. I have to say that the sweet pear and savoury blue cheese combo is an absolutely fabulous one and it works amazingly well in this soup! As good as the soup is just like that it benefits from the saltiness from a garnish of some crispy fried pancetta or bacon; a must in my books! No matter how you make it, this soup is pure comfort food that will warm your soul through the dead of winter!

Caramelized Pear and Blue Cheese Soup
Serve garnished with chunks of caramelized pear along with more crumbled blue cheese and optionally the crispy fried pancetta.

Caramelized Pear and Blue Cheese Soup
Caramelized Pear and Blue Cheese Soup

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Caramelized Pear and Blue Cheese Soup

Caramelized Pear and Blue Cheese Soup

Prep Time:10 minutes Cook Time:35 minutes Total Time:45 minutes Servings: 6(2 cup servings)

A caramelized pear soup with a hint of blue cheese where the combination of sweet and savoury will blow your taste buds and your mind away with how heavenly good it is!

ingredients
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 6 pears, peeled, cored and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon thyme, chopped
  • 3 cups vegetable broth or chicken broth
  • 1/2 pound potato, peeled and diced
  • 4 ounce blue cheese, crumbled
  • 1/2 cup cream or half and half or milk
  • salt and pepper to taste
directions
  1. Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, add the brown sugar and cook until bubbling before adding the pears and cooking until tender and lightly browned, about 5-7 minutes. (Note: If you do not have a very large pan, you may have to do this in batches so that the pear pieces do not overcrowd and steam rather than caramelize.)
  2. Add the onion and cook until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
  3. Add the garlic and thyme and cook for another minute.
  4. Add the broth, cream and potato, bring to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer until the potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes before pureeing in a blender or food processor.
  5. Turn off the heat, return the soup to the pan, mix in the blue cheese, let it melt and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Note: I like a mild blue cheese for this like a gorgonzola dolce which is a younger gorgonzola that is milder and creamier than a fully aged gorgonzola but any blue cheese will work so use your favourite.
Note: Add the blue cheese a bit at a time, you want it’s flavour to be present in the soup but not to overpower the pears delicate flavour.
Option: Garnish with crispy fried pancetta or bacon. (This is a must in my books as the salty pancetta perfectly complements the creamy, sweet and savoury soup!)
Nutrition Facts: Calories 291, Fat 10.7g (Saturated 6.7g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 28mg, Sodium 499mg, Carbs 46.5g (Fiber 7.8g, Sugars 25.4g), Protein 6g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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  11. Hi Kevin, I just came across your blog and I love your concept. You are so right. We eat food, every day and most people don't really think about it. But there are so many spices and ingredients around the globe and you can color your plate so easily and add a new edge to your dinner. Thanks for inspiration and happy cooking. Love, Steph

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  19. Love the concept of this soup. I do have a question. The instructions show adding the cream with the broth and potato, but also adding it at the end. How much cream each time?

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