puree
Blend until smooth
Puree is food that has been blended or mashed to a smooth, uniform consistency: tomato puree, baby food purees.
The verb means to process food this way: Puree the soup until smooth.
Also spelled purée, retaining the French accent.
Combine into mixture
- liquidizeConvert to fluid form
- processSteps toward a result
- strainExcessive stretching force
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
mash · emulsify · homogenize · blender · ricer · masher · pestle · pulverize
Stock-based white sauce
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- vichyssoiseCold puréed leek-potato soup
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
- borschtBeetroot-based Slavic soup
potage · butternut · tomato · carrot · pea · cauliflower · leek · mushroom
Without roughness or difficulty
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- creamySmooth and rich
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- homogeneousAlike in composition throughout
uniform · strained · thick · thin · runny · glossy · fine · soft
Strained fruit sauce
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- strawberryRed fruit, seeds outside
- mangoSouth Asian stone fruit
- passionfruitTropical vine's edible pod
reduction · plating · dessert · drizzle · swoosh · smear · pool · base
Very young child
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- homemadePrepared at one's residence
- jarredShaken or disturbed
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
organic · solids · introduction · spoonfed · highchair · nutrition · soft · smooth
blend
Combine into mixture
sieve · mash · emulsify · homogenize · blender · ricer · masher · pestle · pulverize · pass
velouté
Stock-based white sauce
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- vichyssoiseCold puréed leek-potato soup
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
borscht · potage · butternut · tomato · carrot · pea · cauliflower · leek · mushroom · asparagus
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
homogeneous · uniform · strained · thick · thin · runny · glossy · fine · soft · fluid
coulis
Strained fruit sauce
- raspberryAggregate bramble fruit
- strawberryRed fruit, seeds outside
- mangoSouth Asian stone fruit
passionfruit · reduction · plating · dessert · drizzle · swoosh · smear · pool · base · accompaniment
infant
Very young child
strained · organic · solids · introduction · spoonfed · highchair · nutrition · soft · smooth · mild
potato
Edible underground tuber
- cauliflowerCompact white vegetable head
- carrotEdible orange taproot
- butternutTan elongated squash
pumpkin · parsnip · turnip · apple · pear · banana · mango · berry · tomato · pea
hummus
Mashed chickpea spread
pesto · chickpea · lentil · avocado · eggplant · artichoke · romesco · brandade · crostini · crackers
- cooking termsbaste, baking, blanch, braise, roasting
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
- ingestiblesfood, drinks, beverages, medications, pills
- Food Processorsblade, bowl, chop, dice, grate
- mixingmix, stir, blend, shake, combine
- berry foodsjam, jelly, pie, cobbler, muffins
- pure evilTotal moral corruption
- pure luckEntirely unearned good fortune
- pure whiteEntirely without color
- pure joyUnmixed, complete happiness
- pure goldUnadulterated precious metal
- pure waterUncontaminated H₂O