How to Use puree in a Sentence

puree

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  • Stir the chile puree and half of the cilantro into the broth.
    Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Scoop the flesh from the skin and puree in a food processor.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Stir in the chile and pumpkin puree, and whisk in the water or stock.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • Add the ice cream, milk and espresso into a blender and puree.
    ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Coarsely chop the remaining salmon and add it to the puree.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Bring to a simmer, then add the tomato puree and lentils.
    Joe Yonan, Washington Post, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Roast it and eat it plain, or blitz it into a smooth and creamy puree.
    Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Littles loved the purees, and parents raved about the 5 grams of protein.
    Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2023
  • Transfer half of the corn mixture to a blender and puree until smooth.
    Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Add the lemon or lime juice, season with salt and pepper, and puree.
    Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Then add the chickpeas to the processor and puree until very smooth.
    Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022
  • The celeriac puree can be made in advance to save time.
    Dan Lindbergand, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The puree gets a flavor boost from the short list of ingredients.
    Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
  • When the soup is nearly done, transfer three cups to a blender and puree until smooth.
    Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Stir in 2 cups of the squash puree; cook until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The texture of the vivid puree also offers more structure than the usual creamy sauce for the dish.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Add the garlic, Parmesan cheese, sour cream and milk and puree until smooth.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The latest appliances can chop, shred, slice, grind, grate, dice, knead, and puree at the touch of a button.
    Emily Peck, WIRED, 27 Dec. 2023
  • Using a potato masher, mash the vegetables in the pot to a coarse puree.
    Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Dec. 2022
  • In a small saucepan, add the pork base, apple juice, bay leaves, fresh thyme and roasted garlic puree.
    Judy Revenaugh, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula, then whisk in pumpkin puree and scrape down sides again.
    Daniel Neman, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • To make pie, pumpkins are smashed, have their seeds removed and then are strained and mushed into a puree.
    Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Remove the saucepan from heat and use an immersion blender to remove lumps and puree.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Canned pumpkin puree is 100% straight-up pumpkin, that's it.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The meals come frozen and can be cooked, then blended into a puree, mashed or served as is finger-food style.
    Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., C.d.n., Good Housekeeping, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The side dish with the short rib entree has been switched from pumpkin puree to herbed polenta.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • With the machine running, stream in ‚ cup water and puree until smooth.
    Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The appliance transforms roasted cashews into a creamy puree for the backbone of the soup in no time.
    Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Transfer all the liquid and vegetables remaining in the pot to a blender and puree to make sauce smooth.
    Dallas News, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Parents or guardians of any children who may have eaten the purees should talk with health care providers about blood lead tests.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2023
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puree

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  • She used a blender to puree the soup.
  • The recipe called for using a blender to puree the soup.
    Allen Foster, chicagotribune.com, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Take off the heat, remove sachet, and puree all of the fruit and cider.
    Matt Wettish, Field & Stream, 20 Dec. 2019
  • The best way to preserve them is to puree the flesh, then freeze.
    Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Place hot mixture in a blender and blend to puree fruit.
    Veronica Hinke, chicagotribune.com, 21 June 2017
  • Remove the bay leaves and puree the beans with a hand blender or in a blender.
    Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Use a blender to puree in batches, then return to the pot.
    Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Take the shards that are in the bottom of a bag of chips, and puree them in a food processor.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
  • In the bowl of a food processor, puree the basil with the olive oil to make a bright-green paste.
    Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 15 Jan. 2010
  • All his food needed to be pureed and sipped through a straw.
    Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The texture comes from pureeing some of the corn kernels.
    Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2023
  • To achieve a smooth sauce, puree the tomatoes and spices before adding the beans.
    Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Stop blender; add flour, cornstarch, and salt; and puree 1 minute more.
    Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 30 Apr. 2020
  • The chiles are bloomed in hot water, then pureed into a paste.
    Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The cook can make the choice of adding whole beans or pureeing some of the beans to produce a thicker soup.
    Linda Giuca and Christopher Prosperi, courant.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Meanwhile, puree the tomatoes in the high-speed blender.
    Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Dice it up for a simple side dish, or scoop it out and puree it for soup.
    Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Add the tomato paste, oregano and salt, then puree until smooth.
    Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Eat them out of your hand, or puree them and add them to a smoothie, ice cream, or pie.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Use it to puree silky smooth soups right in the pot without dirtying your blender.
    Lizzy Briskin, chicagotribune.com, 14 Apr. 2021
  • Pass the sauce through a food mill or puree to your taste with an immersion blender right in the pan.
    Beth Segal, cleveland, 11 Feb. 2022
  • In a blender, in batches, puree the soup until very smooth.
    Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Using a blender and a bit of the water, puree everything.
    Joan Elovitz Kazan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2020
  • When making jam, the fruit is chopped or pureed and cooked down with sugar.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Steep for 30 minutes, then puree in a blender and strain through cheesecloth.
    Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2021
  • In the same processor bowl (no need to clean it), puree the livers.
    Gabriel Kreuther, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2021
  • In batches, puree the soup until very smooth, 2 to 3 minutes for each batch.
    Bibby Gignilliat, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2017
  • Or, puree the flesh, and turn it into an eggplant dip with a touch of plain Greek yogurt.
    Jeanmarie Brownson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Aug. 2017
  • Strain out the spices and puree them into pickle mustard.
    Sunset Magazine, 5 Feb. 2020
  • In batches, puree the soup in a blender; season with salt and pepper.
    Daniel Boulud, ELLE Decor, 12 Oct. 2017

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