Turnip Puree With Cheese And Pears

* Exported from MasterCook *

TURNIP PUREE WITH CHEESE AND PEARS

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cheese/Eggs Fruits
Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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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 d Nutmeg

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.



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