Turnip Puree with Cheese and Pears Recipe

Free Recipe Turnip Puree with Cheese and Pears

Recipe Type: C Recipes

Recipe Preparation: boil

Cooking Ingredients for Turnip Puree with Cheese and Pears Recipe

1 lb Turnips
– peeled and cut in half
1 lb Pears; peeled and cored
1/3 c Shallots; minced
2 tb Butter or margarine; melted
1/4 c Gorgonzola cheese (1 oz.)
– shredded
Salt and pepper; to taste
1 ds Nutmeg

Turnip Puree with Cheese and Pears Preparation

Place turnips in a vegetable steamer over boiling water. Cover and steam 15 to 20 minutes or until turnips are tender. Set turnips aside. Place pears in steamer over boiling water. Cover; steam 5 to 10 minutes or until pears are tender. Saute shallots in butter in a small skillet until tender. Transfer shallot mixture to container of an electric blender or food processor. Add half the turnips, half the pears and 2 tb cheese; cover and process until smooth. Transfer mixture to a serving bowl. Repeat procedure with turnips, pears and cheese. Sprinkle turnip mixture with salt, pepper and nutmeg; stir well. Serve hot or chilled. Yield: 6 to 8 servings. From _Academic Apron_ by The Middlesex School/Concord, MA. In _America”s Best Recipes: A 1989 Hometown Collection_. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, Inc., 1989. Pg. 319. ISBN 0-8487-0765-6. Electronic format by Cathy Harned. From Gemini”s MASSIVE MealMaster collection

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Recipe Serves: 1

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