If you have a young child, I'm willing to bet you have a bag of peas in your freezer right now. It seems that the pea is the most well loved childhood vegetable. Little known fact:most kids like to eat them still frozen, which is why today's recipe is in fact a cold soup. You may wonder if your kids (or you) would want to eat a cold green soup. It's actually quite delicious. Made with veggie stock and a little olive oil, it's not super hearty like split pea, but on a hot day it's refreshing, filling,and flavorful. Now that it's springtime, you can also make this soup using fresh peas. Simply blanch for 5 minutes, then chill in fridge for half an hour. Now onto the recipe:
Chilled Pea Soup
Ingredients
2 cups frozen peas
1 cup vegetable stock
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp cracked pepper
Rinse Peas in room temperature water to remove frost. Pulse in a food processor with remaining ingredients until quite smooth.
Serve with a dollop of plain yogurt and some fresh mint.
Yum! I grew up in a house where a cup of frozen peas was probably a daily occurrence for at least a few of us kids. Now my first baby is almost old to eat them himself...but he could handle this soup now! Can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteI know, me too. This recipe and my carrot soup recipe are perfect first foods!
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