So, I am sure you are wondering about the funny symbol in middle of my soup picture. Yesterday, March 14th was Pi Day and with an undergraduate degree in mathematics, I just had to celebrate it in my cooking. So, the soup had the letter Pi in whipping cream in the middle of it.
To learn more about Pi Day check out this website:
The Sweet Potato & Pear Soup is quite easy to make, but with a hearty bread could easily be a main course soup. Somehow, the sweet potato, pear, carrots, lime and maple syrup combine to make the most luscious of flavours. It sits well on the tongue and makes you crave more.
Enjoy!
Sweet Potato & Pear Soup
Print recipe| Serves | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 Small white or red onion (chopped)
- 1 Medium to large carrot chopped (about 1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup chopped celery
- 3 Large sweet potatoes (peeled and diced)
- 2 Large pears (peeled, cored and diced)
- 1/2 Tsp dried thyme or 1/2 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- 1 Tsp paprika
- 4 Cups unsalted chicken broth
- 1 1/2 Tsp salt
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup whipping cream
- 2 Tsp maple syrup
- 3 Tsp lime juice
- good grinding of freshly ground pepper
Directions
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Peel and dice the sweet potatoes  | |
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In a pot, heat butter on medium heat. Add onion, carrot and celery and sauté for 1 minute. Add sweet potatoes, pear and thyme and sauté for about 2 minutes.  | |
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Add paprika, chicken broth, salt and water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes or until sweet potato is soft.  | |
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Puree in blender or food processor in batches until smooth. If you are using a blender, do not fill the blender more than half full and put your hand on the top to hold it on. If it is too full and you start to blend it, the top can be pushed off and hot soup everywhere!  | |
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Return to pot. Add cream, maple syrup and lime juice. Simmer for 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper adding more syrup or lime juice as needed.  | |