Turnip puree with cheese & pears

1 Puree

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Turnips peeled and cut in half
1 pounds Pears; peeled and cored
cup Shallots; minced
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine; melted
¼ cup Gorgonzola cheese (1 oz.) shredded
Salt and pepper; to taste
1 dash Nutmeg

Directions

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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