I recently attended one of those town hall meetings to hear what all the hubub was about. And boy, did I get an earful. People just cannot decide if zucchinis and pears can be in a soup together. What a debate!! What is your opinion? People were like “Pears can’t be in soup!! They are sweet fruits that should be eaten alone or in Waldorf Salads and should remain that way!” Others screamed “Isn’t zucchini season over?? You can’t mix fall and summer produce!!” But others said, “What a wonderful pairing – no pun intended!! The farmers are just finishing up their squash supplies and the pears are just coming in! The sweetness of the pears together with the light zucchini flavors would be wonderful. Why are you people so afraid of change in your soup!!” And I had to agree with the latter argument. Don’t fear the mixing of the end of summer produce with the newly arrived fall fruit! And pear in soup! Let’s do it! Let’s break all the rules! So that’s what we did. And we are glad we did. Because, gosh darn it, this is a good soup.
Ingredients (in no particular order): zucchini, pear, carrot, potato, thyme, onion, salt, pepper, homemade vegetable stock goodness
Soup type: Pureed
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I love this soup! I can slightly taste the pear and it gives this great sweet, mellow flavor. I also love the tiny little crunch. Yum!
I feel guilty for not liking this soup very much….but I didn’t. I did like the texture a lot, the pear added a subtle sweetness and I thought the concept was v inventive, but the taste just didn’t “wow” me…I think maybe the zucchini flavor wasn’t distinct enough to stand up to the pear….anyway, still a HUGE Souper Girl fan, but this was not my personal fav.
I only bought a pint because I was skeptical of the zucchini pear combo. But I loved it. I ate it heated up because I had a cold, and it was very very soothing. Nice blend of flavors and next time it is offered I will buy lots more.