Pear, Pistachio and Pomegranate Soup

Serves 8
Time 4 hrs 45 min

This elegant dessert soup is perfect for entertaining. Make the soup and chill it, then simply garnish with ruby pomegranate seeds and pale green chopped pistachios before serving as an eye-catching last course.

Special Diets:

Gluten FreeGluten Free
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 1/4 cupswhole raw, shelled pistachios
    6firm ripe (about 3 pounds) Bartlett pears
    1 cuppear juice
    1 cupheavy cream
    1/4 cupmaple syrup, to taste
    1/4 teaspoonground cardamom, to taste
    Seeds of one pomegranate

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Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.


Spread pistachios on a baking sheet and bake until browned and fragrant, stirring halfway through, 7 to 8 minutes.


Transfer pistachios to a plate to cool.


Peel pears, cut them into quarters and remove cores and stems.


Place pears in a large saucepan with pear juice and 1 cup water.


Bring liquid to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until pears are tender when pierced with a fork, about 20 minutes.


Process 1 cup of toasted pistachios (reserve remaining nuts for garnish) in a blender until finely ground.


Add cream and just enough pear cooking liquid to pistachios to achieve a smooth consistency.


Transfer pistachio cream to a large bowl.


Purée pears with their cooking liquid in the same blender, in batches, until smooth and creamy.


Add puréed pears to bowl with pistachio cream.


Stir in maple syrup and ground cardamom to taste.


Cool soup and refrigerate at least four hours or up to overnight.


Serve the chilled soup garnished with pomegranate seeds and coarsely chopped toasted pistachios.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

330

Total Fat

20g

Saturated Fat

8g

Cholesterol

40mg

Sodium

15mg

Total Carbohydrate

36g

Dietary Fiber

8g

Total Sugars

24g

Protein

6g

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