Recipe and source notes

The Houswifes Diary Mint & Pea Soup

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 leek, trimmed and finely chopped
  • 1 small Spanish onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 potato, peeled and chopped
  • 1 pound frozen peas
  • 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
  • 3 cups vegetable stock
  • salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Make it step by step

  1. In large saucepan melt butter over medium heat.
  2. Add onion and garlic and saute for approximately 2 minutes.
  3. Add leeks and continue to saute for another 2 minutes.
  4. Add potato, peas, mint, vegetable stock, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, cover pan, and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove fro m hea t an d coo l for 10 minutes.
  5. Transfer soup into food processor or blender and puree.
  6. Return to pan, add salt and pepper to taste and reheat gently.

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Adapted from Foodista by TheHousewifeDiary, under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.

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