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 | Pea Soup (Stove top) | Frozen peas make a very good soup, which has a lively fresh taste and an appealing pale green colour.
It can be left fresh and light or a little cream can be added to make a richer soup. Trickle the cream to make a little circle or whip some cream and put a spoonful on top so it melts.
Serves 6. (makes 6 cups).
Preparation time 10 minutes. Cooking time 20 minutes.
45 grams butter
6 lettuce leaves, finely shredded
1 onion, finely chopped
500 grams frozen peas
4 mint leaves
1 teaspoon sugar
5 cups stock or water mixed with a stock cube
salt and pepper to taste
| Melt butter and fry lettuce leaves and onion until wilted (about 6 minutes). Add peas, mint and sugar, cover with stock and simmer partly covered for about 15 minutes until the lettuce is very soft.
Process or use a hand-held electric blender to make a puree. Add seasoning to taste.
Reheat in microwave in the Microsafe® jug with lid on and pourer open or, for individual servings, in small Microsafe® containers with red steam-release vent open.
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