Rutabaga Vegetable Pear Soup (4 Pts) Recipe

•     butter-flavored cooking spray
• 1 tsp extra virgin extra virgin olive oil
• 1 x leek cleaned and sliced
• 1/4 c. minced white onion
• 1 x rutabaga peeled and diced
• 1 x seven-inch stalk celery diced
• 1 x seven-inch young carrot scrubbed and diced
• 2 Tbsp. minced cilantro stems
• 1 1/4 c. frzn blackeyed peas thawed
• 1/2 c. minced frzn green beans thawed
• 1 c. diced red bell pepper
•     mixed peppercorns freshly grnd
• 1/2 tsp Fines Herbes may double to taste
• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 4 c. defatted low-sodium vegetable broth chicken-style
• 1 c. pear nectar
• 2 c. water or possibly as needed

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