Easy Pea And Mint Soup (5-Ingredient Recipe)
Do you have 20 minutes to spare? And 5 ingredients in your cupboards and freezer? If the answer is yes to both, then let’s get cooking! This elegant but simple English Pea and Mint soup is just the thing when you need something delicious but don’t have a lot of time or energy. It takes just a few minutes to make but it's fancy enough to serve as a starter at a dinner party! What is more, this vegan pea and mint soup can be served both warm and cold, making an effortless meal for busy weeknights in winter and hot summer days.
Equipment
- Liquidiser, Stick/ Immersion Blender
- Food Processor or Smoothie Maker
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon olive oil extra virgin
- 1 brown onion finely chopped
- 300 g frozen garden peas
- 400 ml vegetable stock
- 10 g fresh mint leaves stipped off, stalks discarded
Instructions
- Place a large saucepan on medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the finely chopped onions and saute for 4 minutes. Then add the frozen peas, pour the hot stock over, cover with a lid and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
- When cooked, pour the soup into a liquidiser and half of the mint leaves and blitz until you have a smooth purée soup. Alternatively, use a stick/ hand blender or immersion blender to puree the soup.
- Add the remaining olive oil and the rest of the mint leaves into a food processor or a powerful smoothie maker. Blitz for 30 seconds, then strain the mint oil through a fine sieve.
- Divide the pea and mint soup between two bowls, drizzle with mint oil and scatter some sea salt on top. Garnish with a sprig of mint, if you wish!
Notes
If you don't want to make mint oil, simply use more mint in the soup itself and drizzle extra virgin olive oil on top instead!
Serve the soup with crusty sourdough bread, savoury scones or lunch sandwiches!
Nutrition
Calories: 343kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 9gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 806mgPotassium: 475mgFiber: 10gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 1784IUVitamin C: 66mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 3mg
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