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Pear and Parsnip Soup Recipe

Pear and parsnip may sound like an odd match, but they beautifully compliment each other in this soup.
Soups make a great winter warmer and a low-fat lunch at any time of the year.

Feel free to serve this with your favourite wholemeal or whole-grained bread. Go on, give it a try, you'll be pleasantly surprised when you do!

This recipe is low in fat and low sugar.

Energy per 100g:

129kJ - 30Cal

Fat per 100g:

0.3g

Healthy Lunch Recipe : Pear and Parsnip Soup

Recipe Serves:

This Recipe Serves 4.

Recipe Ingredients:

  • 4 ripe pears, cored, peeled and chopped
  • 3 large parsnips, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 leek, washed and finely chopped
  • 750ml vegetable stock

Recipe Method:

  1. Place pears, parsnips, leek and vegetable stock in large pot.
  2. Cook over low heat for approximately ½ hour, or until all vegetables are soft.
  3. Blend soup using stick blender or in food processor until smooth.

Recipe Nutrition Panel:

 Servings: 4
 Serving size: 416g
  Average Serve   Average 100g
 Energy 535 kJ   129 kJ
  128 Cal   30 Cal
 Protein 5.0 g   1.2 g
 Fat, total 1.2 g   0.3 g
 - saturated 0.4 g   0.1 g
 Carbohydrate 21.4 g   5.2 g
 - sugars 14.9 g   3.6 g
 Sodium 1060 mg   170 mg

Additional Comments:

Garnish with low-fat sour cream if desired.

Feedback:

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