Pea soup with a twist
Spring is here and whilst the warmer weather tends to swing our tastebuds towards salads you still can’t beat a refreshingly delicious soup, and whether eaten as lunch, starter or snack, you can’t go wrong with this simple pea, bacon and mint soup recipe…
Ingredients
20g butter
1 Medium potato chopped into small chunks
1 small red onion
3 Cloves of garlic
800ml Stock (chicken or vegetable, I use chicken)
500g Frozen peas
1 bunch fresh mint leaves
Half tea spoon salt
Tea spoon black pepper
3 bacon streaky bacon rashes
Preparation time
5 minutes
Cooking time
15 minutes
Cooking Level
Easier than easy
Method
- Chop onion and garlic to sauté. Add butter, onion, garlic & potato to pan, gently sauté for about 7 mins until onions are glassy and potato is starting to soften.
- Add stock, boil until potato is soft. About 5 mins.
- Meanwhile, whilst the potato is boiling. Cook your streaky bacon under the grill.
- Once potato is soft, add peas and mint, and season with salt and pepper. Bring to boil and cook until peas are soft, about three minutes.
- Remove from heat and whizz in your Blender, or using soup wand (if you have one, mine broke).
- Chop streaky bacon, and put your soup in your bowl. Top with the streaky bacon and then serve!
- See I told you it was easier than easy!
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