puréeverb [ T ]
uk/ˈpjʊə.reɪ/us/ˌpjʊˈreɪ/past tense and past participle puréedto make fruit or vegetables into a thick, smooth sauce by crushing them, usually in a machine:
Purée the strawberries in the liquidizer and add the lightly whipped cream.
The first solid food she gave her baby was puréed carrot.
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Preparing food
- butter
- can't boil an egg idiom
- caramelize
- carve
- clarified
- cube
- dice
- fold
- knead
- leaven
- liquidize
- malt
- marinade
- salt
- spice
- stuffed
- sweeten
- thicken
- thin
- whip sth up
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puréenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈpjʊə.reɪ/us/ˌpjʊˈreɪ/a thick, smooth sauce made by crushing fruit or vegetables:
apple purée
Add two tablespoonsful of tomato purée.
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Sauces, dressings, dips & pickles
- aioli
- apple sauce
- applesauce
- arrowroot
- aspic
- custard powder
- Dijon mustard
- French dressing
- garnish
- gravy
- mustard
- pesto
- piccalilli
- pickle
- ragù
- tartar sauce
- tomato ketchup
- topping
- vinaigrette
- vinegar
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