Green Pea Soup

A simple few steps for a quick savoury pureed soup
#Soup #Healthy

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 cups chopped leeks
  • 1 cup chopped yellow onion
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 5 cups freshly shelled peas or 10oz package frozen peas
  • 2/3 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 2 tsp kosher salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground pepper
  • ¾ cup crème fraîche
  • ½ cup freshly chopped chives
  • garlic croutons for topping

Directions

  1. In large saucepan, heat butter, add in leeks, onion, and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until onion is tender
  2. Turn to high heat, add chicken stock bring to boil, add peas and cook for 5 minutes.
  3. Turn off heat, set aside, add mint, salt, pepper to taste
  4. Pour into Ventray blender, add ¼ cup of crème fraîche, blend using soup setting, pulse for extra time until well pureed
  5. Whisk in rest of the crème fraîche, season to taste

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