Celery and Pear Bisque
A creamy and elegant soup that combines the subtle flavors of celery and sweet Bartlett pears, enhanced with leeks, thyme, and bay leaves. This sophisticated bisque offers a perfect balance of savory and sweet notes.
Ingredients
- •4½ tablespoons butter
- •6 cups thinly sliced celery with leaves
- •18 ounces Bartlett pears
- •1½ cups dark green leek tops
- •3 small Turkish bay leaves
- •1½ teaspoons fresh thyme
- •1½ tablespoons all purpose flour
- •3 cups low-salt chicken broth
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Melt butter in pot over medium-high heat. Add sliced celery, generous 3 cups diced pears, leek tops, bay leaves, and thyme. Cover; cook until celery softens, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Toss in flour.
8 min
- 2.
Stir in 3 cups broth; bring to boil. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until celery is tender, about 20 minutes.
20 min
- 3.
Remove bay leaves from soup. Puree soup in batches in blender until smooth. Return puree to same pot. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Thin with more broth by 1/4 cupfuls, if desired. Rewarm briefly.
10 min
- 4.
Divide soup among bowls; garnish with 1/2 cup finely diced pear and celery leaves.
2 min
