Moraga Pear Soup In Review

Moraga has a town cookbook, titled "Pear Necessities: Moraga's 50th Anniversary Cookbook" These memory laden recipes were curated by many residents and sold at the annual Pear & Wine Festival, which takes place each September in Moraga Commons Park.

This particular recipe originated from the 2001 Moraga Pear Recipe contest and was given to a longtime resident and then to Tom Schnurr

which is where we found this delight.

Try a wine to "Pair" with your Pear soup from the P&W Festival Cookbook

Pear Soup Ingredients:

1/2 cup chopped onion

1 tsp cumin

1-2 clove garlic, minced

3 cups veg. broth

1 Tbsn curry powder

2 cups Delicata squash, peeled and diced

1 Tbsn maple syrup

2 cups Bartlett pear, peeled and diced

Heat 1T olive oil over medium heat, add onion and cook until soft. Add garlic, curry powder, syrup & cumin and cook 1-2 minutes, stirring. Add broth, squash and pears. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes until squash is soft. Puree with immersion blender until smooth.

Pick up a copy of the Moraga 50th Anniversary Pear Cookbook at the Parks & Rec office/Library

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