61179 pear and watercress soup with stilton croutons Recipes

ribs, dry red dates pitted , few, if watercress , washed and chopped

fresh chicken, chopped and skin removed (or 2 chicken drumsticks/thighs, or 200g pork ribs), watercress (ends trimmed, separate stems & leaves ), carrots, peeled & cut to pieces (i used peeled baby carrots as a short cut), red dates (pitted ), wolfberries, water, short american ginseng (aka pao shen, u6ce1u53c2), a small pinch of salt

extra-virgin olive oil, onions, chopped, garlic clove, minced, potatoes, diced, low-sodium vegetable broth, watercress, roughly chopped, fat-free greek yogurt, salt, freshly ground black pepper, toasted sliced almonds

pears, ripe, butternut squash, tomatoes, leek, garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, salt, fresh ground pepper, homemade stock, divided, blue cheese, crumbled, chives, thinly sliced

stilton blue cheese, ripe pear, walnuts, toasted (see recipe for toasted walnuts), bread (white or dark ), unsalted butter, softened, shallot, chopped fine (or onion), salt and pepper (optional), fresh tarragon, chopped fine (or herb of choice)

sugar, juice of 1 lemon, bosc pears, peeled, crumbled stilton cheese, natural cream cheese (such as gina marie), softened, champagne vinegar, honey to taste, fresh chopped thyme leaves, extra virgin olive oil, corn oil, kosher salt and white pepper to taste, organic mache lettuce, heads white and red belgian endive, leaves separated, fresh chives, walnuts, toasted and chopped

beets or 2 medium, extra virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, ground black pepper, blue cheese, crumbled, pears, watercress, washed dried and stemmed (about 6 cups)

unsalted butter, olive oil, sweet onion (such as vidalia or walla walla), chopped, russet potatoes (about 1 1/2 lb), peeled and chopped, celery ribs, chopped (about 2 cups), low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth, plus more for thinning soup, milk, plus more for thinning soup, sea salt, freshly ground pepper, torn watercress, rinsed and drained, chopped fresh parsley, garnishes: sour cream or creme fraiche, parsley, watercress leaves

washed watercress, butter, shallots, finely chopped, sized floury potatoes , such as king edwards or white potatoes, peeled and diced, vegetable stock, salt and pepper to taste, ground or grated nutmeg, to garnish, creme fraiche

chopped onion, butter or margarine, chopped fresh watercress leaves and stems, salt, all-purpose flour, chicken broth, egg yolks, lightly beaten, whipping cream

chicken broth, loosely packed watercress leaves, cucumbers, peeled, seeded, and chopped, green bell pepper, chopped, green onions, chopped, chopped fresh dill, light mayonnaise, light sour cream, sugar, white wine vinegar, salt, pepper

butter, chanterelle , oyster, and other wild mushrooms, chopped coarsely, comice or bartlett pears, ripe, fresh sage, sliced or torn into smaller pieces, gorgonzola , crumbled into soup, half-and-half cream, kosher salt, mushroom broth (found in the vegan section of your grocery store), saffron

stilton cheese, butter, all-purpose flour, walnuts, finely chopped, unblemished small ripe pears, creme fraiche, watercress leaf (to garnish )

rye bread, unsalted butter, firm dessert pears, lemon juice, stilton cheese or 2 oz other blue cheese, rind removed, watercress (to garnish )

ripe pears, peeled, quartered and cored, butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 2-inch chunks, tomatoes, leek , pale green and white parts only, halved lengthwise, sliced and washed thoroughly, garlic, crushed, extra-virgin olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, vegetable broth, divided (or reduced sodium chicken broth), blue cheese, crumbled (preferably stilton), scallion, green tops, thinly sliced (or chives)

pumpkin seeds reserved from pumpkin, washed , strings removed, vegetable oil, coarse sea salt, lime juice, prepared mustard, fine salt, freshly ground pepper, extravirgin olive oil, ripe pears, watercress, washed, large stems removed

pear, cored and thinly sliced, fresh parsley, chopped, fresh dill, chopped, fresh chives, chopped, olive oil, streaky bacon, white wine vinegar, dijon mustard, olive oil, fresh parsley, chopped, stilton cheese, crumbled, salt & freshly ground black pepper

watercress and shoots (corn, beet, etc.), rinsed and spun dry, flax seeds, lightly toasted, spring onions, peeled and thinly sliced, blackberries or red raspberries, white raspberries, oka cheese, thinly sliced, french bread, about 1/4-inch thick, flax seed oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling