Description
We promise you’ll fall for peas with this soup recipe.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 8 oz chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic
- 6 oz chopped celery
- 12 cups fresh or frozen peas
- 8 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1/2 oz picked fresh mint
- 2-4 oz crème fraiche or sour cream
- 1 teaspoonsalt or to taste
- Ground white or black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat butter and oil in pot over medium heat.
- Add onion, garlic, and celery, sweating and stirring occasionally until translucent.
- Add peas and broth and bring to simmer over high heat.
- Reduce to simmer until peas are completely tender. Add picked mint.
- Purée soup in batches in blender until smooth and creamy.
- Add 2-4 ounces crème fraîche or sour cream and season to taste. Serve chilled or hot.