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Pear-And-Spinach Puree

Cuisine: Canadian
Type: Vegetables
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

8 cups 1896mlWater
12 cups 480g / 16ozLoosely packed fresh spinach leaves - (1 pound)
2 tablespoons 30ml2% low-fat milk
2 tablespoons 30mlRipe bosc pears - (1 pound) (large)
  Peeled - cored and quartered
2 teaspoons 10mlMargarine
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlSalt
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlGround nutmeg
  Bosc pear slices - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Bring water to a boil in a large Dutch oven; add spinach, and cook 1 minute or until the spinach wilts. Drain well. Place spinach on paper towels, and squeeze until barely moist.

Place spinach, milk, and pear quarters in food processor, and process until smooth.

Melt margarine in the Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add spinach mixture, and cook 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates. Remove from heat; stir in salt and nutmeg. Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1/2 cup).

Source:
Cooking Light, Jan/Feb 1995, page 134

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