Tonight I cooked up a really tasty pea soup. I made it up as I went along – fortunately it turned out really tasty! Here’s my recipe (this made enough for about 2 large bowls):
- 1 clove garlic, crushed/chopped
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 small potato, quite finely chopped
- 250 – 300g frozen peas (I used 275g)
- fresh mint, torn; I used one really really good sized handful. Don’t be stingy, it can take a lot!
- A good squeeze of lemon juice
- 500ml vegetable stock
- Some oil for cooking
- Heat the oil in a pan at a medium temperature. Add the garlic and onion, and cook until the onion starts to soften. Add the potato and cook a little longer, just to start it off.
- Add the stock, cover, and simmer until the potato’s fairly soft (10 minutesish?)
- Add the peas and the mint, stir, cover again, and cook until the peas are just soft.
- Scoop out a small amount of the peas with a slotted spoon / spatula (you can stick them back in at the end when you serve it).
- Blend until smooth. You may need to add a little extra water to get it to a consistency you like.
- Season, and add a good squeeze of lemon juice – adjust to taste.
- Spoon into bowls, and garnish with the peas you took out earlier (it’s best to lower them in on a spoon, or else they just seem to sink) and a little more chopped mint.
Enjoy!