Mushroom Pear Stilton Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 190c/gas 5.
• Fry mushrooms and garlic in the butter, stirring until beginning to soften.
• Gradually add the cream and boil gently for 2-4 mins until starting to thicken.
• Season with salt & pepper to taste, and divide the mixture between two individually sized ovenproof dishes.
• Crumble stilton over the top of each dish, and place in the oven for approx 10-15 mins until the stillton is melted and bubbling.
• Serve with chunks of crusty bread.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tbsp rapeseed oil in a large saucepan and then add 1 finely chopped onion. Cook on a medium heat until soft. Add a splash of water if the onion starts to catch.
• Add 1 sliced celery stick, 1 sliced leek, 1 diced medium potato and a knob of butter. Stir until melted, then cover with a lid. Allow to sweat for 5 minutes then remove the lid.
• Pour in 1l of chicken or vegetable stock and add any chunky bits of stalk from 1 head of broccoli. Cook for 10-15 minutes until all the vegetables are soft.
• Add the rest of the roughly chopped broccoli and cook for a further 5 minutes.
• Carefully transfer to a blender and blitz until smooth.
• Stir in 140g crumbled stilton, allowing a few lumps to remain. Season with black pepper and serve.