Name: Parsnip, Pear, and Apple Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices - 3; Olive oil, divided - 6 tablespoons; Apple - peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch slices - 1 large; Pear - peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch slices - 1 large; Leeks, white parts only, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise - 2 large; Balsamic Vinegar - 1 tablespoon; Chicken stock - 1 quart; Sprig fresh rosemary - 1 (2 inch)

Ingredients for - Parsnip, Pear, and Apple Soup

1. Parsnips, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch slices 3

2. Olive oil, divided 6 tablespoons

3. Apple - peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 large

4. Pear - peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch slices 1 large

5. Leeks, white parts only, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise 2 large

6. Balsamic Vinegar 1 tablespoon

7. Chicken stock 1 quart

8. Sprig fresh rosemary 1 (2 inch)

How to cook deliciously - Parsnip, Pear, and Apple Soup

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Toss parsnips with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl; spread parsnips onto a baking sheet.

3 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until slightly tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

4 . Stage

Toss apples and pears with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a bowl. Push parsnips to one side of the baking sheet and spread apples and pears onto the other side of the baking sheet.

5 . Stage

Bake in the oven until fruit is soft and caramelized, 15 to 20 minutes.

6 . Stage

Heat remaining olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks in hot oil until leeks are soft, about 5 minutes. Sprinkle balsamic vinegar over leeks. Stir parsnips, apples, pears, chicken stock, and rosemary into leeks. Bring to a simmer and cook until fruits and vegetables are completely tender and easily mashed against the side of the pot, about 20 minutes.

7 . Stage

Puree vegetable mixture using an immersion blender (or blend in batches in a blender) until soup has an applesauce-like consistency.