COLD PEA SOUP WITH HERBED OIL SWIRL
Creamy, cold, and refreshing, this pretty green soup is the perfect way to start a warm weather dinner party.
Provided by Anna Stockwell
Categories Soup/Stew Low Fat Vegetarian Kid-Friendly Yogurt Pea Spring Summer Healthy Freeze/Chill Chill Dinner Small Plates
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened but not browned, 6-8 minutes. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 2 cups water, stir to combine, and bring to a boil. Add peas and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 2 minutes.
- Remove pot from heat and stir in yogurt. Purée soup in a blender or in the pot using an immersion blender, thinning with water if soup is too thick, until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and let cool to room temperature. Transfer to a resealable container, cover, and chill at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
- Divide soup among bowls and top each with a swirl of Herbed Olive Oil.
- Do Ahead
- The soup can be made and chilled for up to 2 days.
CHILLED PEA, LETTUCE AND HERB SOUP
This elegant soup is sweet and heavenly. The texture is silky and the consistency thick -- but only because there are lots of peas in it. I used water rather than stock when I tested this recipe, and it worked just fine.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories weekday, soups and stews, appetizer
Time 30m
Yield Six regular servings or 12 aperitifs
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven. Add the leeks and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until tender, about five minutes. Add the peas, lettuce and stock or water, and bring to a boil. Add salt to taste, reduce the heat, cover and simmer five minutes. Remove from the heat. Drain through a strainer set over a bowl, and allow the vegetables and the broth to cool for 15 minutes. Taste the broth, and season as desired.
- Working in batches, purée the vegetables and herbs in a blender with the broth and additional olive oil for two minutes until frothy and smooth. Pour into a bowl, and stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasonings. Chill for several hours.
- Serve, garnishing with additional chives, tarragon and/or mint.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 260, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 31 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 13 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 915 milligrams, Sugar 11 grams
CHILLED ENGLISH PEA SOUP WITH EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
This soup gets all its flavor from the peas. If you can't find really sweet fresh ones, you're better off with frozen baby peas. From Food & Wine
Provided by Bev I Am
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 2h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- FOR PEAS: Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan.
- Salt the water, then add the peas and bring the water back to a boil.
- Cook over moderate heat until very tender, about 20 minutes.
- Drain the peas, reserving the cooking liquid.
- Set aside 1/4 cup of peas.
- FOR SOUP: In a food processor, combine the remaining peas with 1/4 cup of the olive oil and 1/4 cup of the reserved cooking liquid and puree until smooth.
- Work the puree through a fine sieve into a large bowl.
- Discard the contents of the sieve.
- Stir in about 4 cups of the cooking liquid and season with salt and pepper; add more cooking liquid if necessary to make a nice, creamy soup.
- Refrigerate the soup until cold, at least 2 hours.
- FOR CROUTONS: In a large skillet, melt the butter in the vegetable oil.
- Add the diced bread and brown the cubes on all sides over moderately high heat, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Drain the croutons on paper towels.
- TO SERVE: Ladle the cold soup into bowls and garnish each with a few of the croutons and reserved peas.
- Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with pepper and serve.
- MAKE AHEAD: The soup can be prepared through Step 2 and refrigerated for up to 1 day.
- The croutons can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
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