How to Use puree in a Sentence

puree

1 of 2 noun
  • Skip the syrups and opt for just fruit juice or fruit purees.
    — Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 18 May 2026
  • Add the olive oil and puree until smooth.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When smooth, add the potato and puree to blend.
    — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Stir the chile puree and half of the cilantro into the broth.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Roast it and eat it plain, or blitz it into a smooth and creamy puree.
    — Taylor Worden, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Pour the contents of the soup pot into the mill and puree.
    — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025
  • The mixture should be a fairly thick puree.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2026
  • Spread a heaping spoonful of puree on plate.
    — Barbara Ellis, Denver Post, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Add the ice cream, milk and espresso into a blender and puree.
    — ABC News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • She's rolled over and is starting to eat purees and peanut butter.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Meanwhile, carrots make a nice puree when cooked.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Stir in the chile and pumpkin puree, and whisk in the water or stock.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2023
  • For a homemade touch, skip the can and make your own pumpkin puree.
    — Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Add the lemon or lime juice, season with salt and pepper, and puree.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Add cream, sour cream, pumpkin pie spice, lemon juice and cooled pumpkin puree.
    — C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Be careful to buy the puree and not the pie filling for the best results.
    — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Transfer half of the corn mixture to a blender and puree until smooth.
    — Mackensy Lunsford, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
  • Like applesauce, purees made from other fruits go well with latkes.
    — Faye Levy, Oc Register, 3 Dec. 2025
  • Piri piri chicken was pure comfort over potato puree.
    — Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Best said that raw purees of garlic, onion, and ginger are spicy and pungent.
    — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2025
  • So, if a recipe calls for 1 cup of sugar, add half-cup of fruit puree instead.
    — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Blend until smooth, then freeze the puree in a popsicle mold with sticks overnight.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Once cold, combine the cream, sugar, and passion fruit puree in the bowl.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
  • When the soup is nearly done, transfer three cups to a blender and puree until smooth.
    — Chris Morris, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023
  • Then, push them through the potato ricer, transferring the puree back to a saucepan.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Tomato sauce is sometimes sold as tomato puree.
    — ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Maker’s Mark bourbon, peach puree, iced tea, lemon juice and mint.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Bananas, dates, prunes, or raisins often work best as fruit purees for baking.
    — Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This one has yuzu juice, plus mango and pineapple puree, for a not-too-sweet zingy flavor.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Littles loved the purees, and parents raved about the 5 grams of protein.
    — Good Housekeeping, 20 June 2023

puree

2 of 2 verb
  • She used a blender to puree the soup.
  • The best way to preserve them is to puree the flesh, then freeze.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2023
  • Remove the bay leaves and puree the beans with a hand blender or in a blender.
    — Ellise Pierce, star-telegram, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Use an immersion blender to puree the soup.
    — Karla Walsh, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The chiles are bloomed in hot water, then pureed into a paste.
    — Amisha Gurbani, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Stop blender; add flour, cornstarch, and salt; and puree 1 minute more.
    — Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Add the tomato paste, oregano and salt, then puree until smooth.
    — Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2020
  • Take off the heat, remove sachet, and puree all of the fruit and cider.
    — Matt Wettish, Field & Stream, 20 Dec. 2019
  • When making jam, the fruit is chopped or pureed and cooked down with sugar.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Pulse a few times, being careful not to puree the mixture.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Cool briefly and then use an immersion blender to puree the mixture.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 25 June 2021
  • In the same processor bowl (no need to clean it), puree the livers.
    — Gabriel Kreuther, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Meanwhile, puree the onion, pear, garlic and ginger in a blender.
    — Sarah Fritsche, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Steep for 30 minutes, then puree in a blender and strain through cheesecloth.
    — Outside Online, 1 Oct. 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
  • Remove the bay leaf and then use an immersion or standing blender to puree the soup.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Using a blender, puree the soup in batches until smooth, then return it to the pot.
    — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2020
  • Transfer the mixture to a large bowl and use an immersion blender to puree the soup or use a blender.
    — Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • One of the least fussy strategies is to puree any of these to incorporate into soup.
    — Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2019
  • Use a food processor to make speedy work of chopping and coarsely pureeing the raw shrimp.
    — charlotteobserver, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Or puree the leaves in a blender with a little water or olive oil, freeze in ice cube trays, and pop them out and store in plastic bags.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 1 May 2026
  • The combo of pureeing the sauce and the cumin and chili seasoning flavor is why people think there are beans in it.
    — Gwynedd Stuart, Los Angeles Magazine, 11 June 2018
  • Pulse several times to combine, then increase the speed and process to puree, about 20 seconds.
    — Michael A. Gardiner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2022
  • Using an immersion blender, blend the chowder to a rough consistency ~ do not puree it all the way through.
    — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
  • Remember that pumpkins aren't just decorative—grab some pie pumpkins to puree for your recipes.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When strawberries are at their peak, puree them into the most delicious homemade strawberry ice cream.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This texture difference makes red jalapeños ideal for pureeing into hot sauces and fresh salsas, while crunchier green jalapeños are perfect for pickling, canning, and other preserves.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2026
  • This texture difference makes red jalapeños ideal for pureeing into hot sauces and fresh salsas, while crunchier green jalapeños are perfect for pickling, canning, and other preserves.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • To avoid choking hazards, the researchers recommend pureeing blueberries for younger infants and mashing or cutting them into small pieces for older babies and toddlers.
    — Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Made by simply pureeing sauce ingredients together in a blender—peanuts, cilantro, scallions, rice vinegar, and miso—then tossing with springy noodles, this quick side can be enjoyed either at room temp or chilled.
    — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026

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