Creamy Vegetarian Parsnip and Pear Soup

🧂 Ingredients

• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 Spanish onion

  chopped
• 4 Garlic cloves

  minced
• 3 Parsnips

  peeled and chopped
• 1 Ripe pear

  cored and chopped
• 1 1/2 tsp Fresh thyme
• 4 cups Vegetable stock
• 1 cup Whipping cream
• 3 tbsp Dry Sherry
• 1 tbsp Maple syrup
• Salt & Pepper

  to taste

Instructions

• 1 In a large pot or dutch oven, warm olive oil over medium-high heat and sauté the
  onion for 3-5 minutes, until soft and translucent. Add the minced garlic and
  cook for another minute.
• 2 Add the parsnips, pear, fresh thyme, and stock along with 2 cups of water and
  bring to a simmer. Cook for 20–30 minutes, until the parsnips are soft and
  tender.
• 3 Add the cream, dry sherry, maple syrup and season with salt and pepper.
• 4 Turn off heat and let cool for 10 minutes.
• 5 Purée the soup with an immersion blender or Vitamix until smooth.
• 6 Serve soup hot topped with drizzle of cream, maple syrup and pear chips.

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