Pea and mint soup
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
2 TB olive oil2 onions, diced2 carrots, roughly chopped2 stalks of celery, roughly chopped2 cloves garlic, crushed6 cups vegetable stock6 cups frozen peasabout a cup of mint leaves (or a double handful)juice of half a lemonsalt and pepper to taste
1. Heat a large soup pot
2. Add olive oil and then onions, garlic, carrots and celery
3. Saute for 8-10 minutes until onions translucent
4. Add stock, bring to boil.
5. Add peas, return to boil.
6. Simmer for 10 minutes (or until peas tender)
7. Add mint and lemon juice, puree using a stick blender (or in a jug blender, your choice) until smooth enough for you. (if using tofu or beans for extra protein, also add those at this point ).
8. Add salt and pepper to taste, and extra stock if consistency is too thick for your taste - reheat to serving temperature if soup has cooled during pureeing.
Serve with toasted bagels and a side salad for a meal (or as is for a starter).
Serving Size: Four main meal servings or 6-8 if using as a starter
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHRASER.
2. Add olive oil and then onions, garlic, carrots and celery
3. Saute for 8-10 minutes until onions translucent
4. Add stock, bring to boil.
5. Add peas, return to boil.
6. Simmer for 10 minutes (or until peas tender)
7. Add mint and lemon juice, puree using a stick blender (or in a jug blender, your choice) until smooth enough for you. (if using tofu or beans for extra protein, also add those at this point ).
8. Add salt and pepper to taste, and extra stock if consistency is too thick for your taste - reheat to serving temperature if soup has cooled during pureeing.
Serve with toasted bagels and a side salad for a meal (or as is for a starter).
Serving Size: Four main meal servings or 6-8 if using as a starter
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PHRASER.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 282.2
- Total Fat: 7.8 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 298.4 mg
- Total Carbs: 40.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 12.1 g
- Protein: 12.8 g