Best 8 Harvest Squash Pear Soup Recipes

CURRIED BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise; discard seeds and membrane. Place squash halves, cut sides down, on the prepared baking sheet. Roast in preheated oven until very soft, about 45 minutes. Scoop the pulp from the peel, and reserve.
• Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium heat. Stir in the onion, garlic, ginger, curry powder, and salt. Cook and stir until the onion is soft, about 10 minutes. Pour the chicken broth into the pot, and bring to a boil. Stir in the pears and the reserved squash, and simmer until the pears are very soft, about 30 minutes.
• Pour the soup into a blender, filling the pitcher no more than halfway full. Hold down the lid of the blender with a folded kitchen towel, and carefully start the blender. Puree in batches until smooth. Return the soup to the pot, stir in the half and half, and reheat.

ACORN SQUASH & PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first nine ingredients; toss to coat. Transfer to a greased shallow roasting pan. Roast at 375° for 1-1/4 hours or until squash is tender, stirring occasionally., Cool slightly. In a food processor, process squash mixture with broth in batches until smooth. Transfer to a Dutch oven; heat through, stirring occasionally.

EASY BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Place butternut squash, onions, pears, tomatoes, and carrot in a large roasting pan. Drizzle olive oil on top. Season with pepper and nutmeg.
• Roast in the preheated oven until squash is easily pierced with a knife, 1 to 2 hours. Cool until squash is easily handled, about 10 minutes.
• Scoop flesh out of the squash with a spoon; place in a pot. Discard peel. Transfer roasted onions, pears, tomatoes, and carrot to the pot. Add 1 cup chicken stock. Puree mixture with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Stir remaining 1 1/2 cups chicken stock into the pot. Heat soup until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Season with salt.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4-quart saucepan melt the butter over medium-high heat, and add and sweat the onions. Add squash and pears and sweat those too a bit. Pour in the stock, enough to submerge solids. Add sprig of rosemary and bring to a simmer and cook until squash is fork tender about 15 to 18 minutes. Remove rosemary. Puree with immersion blender. Add a touch of cream and season, to taste.

HARVEST BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise and scoop out seeds and pulp.
• Pour 2 cups water into baking dish, and place squash halves into water, cut side down.
• Bake for 1 hour or until tender.
• Set aside to cool.
• When squash is cool, cook diced onions in butter over medium heat in large saucepan until onions are softened.
• Add chicken broth and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Scoop out squash flesh from the skin, and add to onion/broth mixture.
• Puree in batches in food processor or blender till smooth.
• Return soup to saucepan; cook over medium heat until hot.
• Add milk, salt and pepper to taste.

HARVEST SQUASH SOUP

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, saute onions in oil until tender. Add the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Discard bay leaf before serving.

PEAR AND AUTUMN-VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Using a mandoline or a very sharp knife, cut 2 medium pears lengthwise into paper-thin slices. Arrange the slices in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until pears are dry, about 1 hour. Let cool completely on sheet on a wire rack.
• Meanwhile, peel remaining 4 pears; halve lengthwise, and core. Place pears, pumpkin, turnip, sage, and 1 teaspoon salt in a 4-quart stockpot. Cover with water (at least 4 cups). Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
• Pour mixture through a sieve into a medium bowl, reserving broth and discarding sage. Puree solids in a food processor or blender, adding up to 1/2 cup reserved broth as needed.
• Return puree to the pot. Stir in 3 to 4 cups reserved broth to achieve desired consistency. Bring soup to a simmer over medium-low heat. Whisk in cream, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Serve garnished with dried pears.

HARVEST SQUASH AND PEAR SOUP

Steps:

• Set a large wide saucepan over medium-high heat. Add squash, pears, onion, water, broth, garlic powder, cinnamon, ginger, salt and pepper. Stir, cover and bring to a boil. Then reduce heat to medium. Simmer, covered and stirring occasionally, until squash is very tender, 10 to 14 minutes. Ladle about one-third of soup into a food processor. Whirl until smooth, scraping down side of bowl as needed. Pour into a clean saucepan. Purée remaining soup in 2 more batches and add to saucepan. Return to burner. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring often. Taste, then add more salt, if needed. Ladle soup into bowls. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Soup will keep well, covered and refrigerated, up to 5 days or freeze up to 2 months.