Pear Soup

Submitted by admin on Mon, 08/17/2009 - 22:29
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Description

Pear Soup

Ingredients

  • 4 large Bosc pears, peeled, cored, and sliced

  • Juice from 1 tangerine

  • 1/2 tsp grated tangerine zest

  • 1/2 tsp chopped fresh ginger

  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground nutmeg

  • 1/8 tsp ground cardamom

  • 3 Tbs maple syrup

  • 2 1/2 cups buttermilk

  • 8 mint sprigs for garnish

  • Raspberry Sorbet

  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch

  • 7 ounces ginger ale

Instructions

Place the pears, tangerine juice, zest, and ginger in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Pass through a fine-mesh sieve. Whisk into the remaining ingredients, except the mint and sorbet, and chill for at least 3 hours or overnight. Serve in shallow chilled bowls or goblets garnished with a small scoop of sorbet and a sprig of mint.