Pear Soup With Asiago Lace

• Pear Soup
• 2 Tbs. vegetable oil
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 3-4 C low salt vegetable stock
• 3 pears (anything ripe), peeled cored and chopped
• 1 15 oz can white beans, drained
• 1/2 C vanilla soy milk
• 1/4 tsp. mace
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ginger
• salt and pepper to taste
• 6 oz Asiago cheese
• cooking spray or 1 tsp. oil

1. heat the oil in a medium saucepan and saute the onion until translucent. Pour in the broth. Add the spices, pears and beans, bring to a boil then cover and simmer for about 15 minutes, until pear is very soft.
2. Puree in batches in a blender or food processor. Return to saucepan and add soy milk. Heat for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Serve with Asiago Lace.
3. Asiago Lace
4. Line a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Rub on a VERY thin layer of oil or spray with cooking spray.
5. Put little heaps of cheese, about 2" across and 1/2 high at least 2" apart on sheet. Make 8 piles. Broil for 1-2 minutes. They will collapse into "lace" doilies. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then very gently lift off of aluminum foil.
6. Put a piece of lace into a shallow bowl and ladle in soup. Put another piece of lace on top.
7. Enjoy

soup, vegetable oil, yellow onion, salt, white beans, vanilla soy milk, mace, cinnamon, ginger, salt, cheese, cooking spray

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pear-soup-with-asiago-lace-1202201 (may not work)