Fresh Pea Soup with Mint and Herbs
 
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Yields: 3 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 2-3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 cup chopped spring onions or green onions
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • 4 cups vegetable broth (low sodium, if store-bought)
  • 2 cups frozen peas
  • 1 lb sugar snap peas, sliced
  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped parsley
  • 1/2 cup to 1 cup mint leaves
  • 1/4 tsp paprika
  • lemon slices for serving
Instructions
  1. In a soup pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Once hot, add garlic, spring onions, salt and pepper. Saute until spring onions are bright green and softened a bit, 2-3 minutes.
  2. Add vegetable broth, increase heat to high, and bring to a boil. Add frozen peas and sugar snaps and return to a boil, at which point the frozen peas should just be heated through.
  3. Remove from heat and add parsley, mint, and paprika. (You can start with 1/2 cup mint and add more later to your liking.) Puree with an immersion blender or by pouring in batches into a regular blender. If using a regular blender, be sure that steam can escape from the top.
  4. Adjust mint, paprika, salt and pepper to taste. Blend again if adding mint. Serve immediately with lemon slices on the side. Enjoy!
Recipe by Coffee & Quinoa at https://www.coffeeandquinoa.com/2013/07/fresh-pea-soup-with-mint-and-herbs/