Pea and Lettuce Soup Recipe
Pea and Lettuce Soup Recipe with Peas, Lettuce, Butter, Onion, Mint, Cream and Chives.
INGREDIENTS
1 /12 oz (40g) Butter
1 Onion, sliced
1 Small Lettuce
1 lb (450g) Frozen Peas
1 1/4 pints (750ml) Boiling Water
2 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Sugar
Pepper
2 sprigs of Mint
2 tablespoons Single Cream
1 tablespoon Chives, chopped
METHOD
Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the sliced onion. Cover and cook gently for five minutes. Shred the lettuce and add to the pan with the peas. Stir for one minute and then add the water and seasoning. Simmer, uncovered, for seven minutes until the peas are tender.
Allow to cool, then reduce to a puree with the mint in a blender or sieve. Reheat to serve. Garnish with a swirl of cream and the chives.
Serves 4.
Based on the Pea and Lettuce Soup recipe in:
Day by Day Cooking
by Marry Berry (Hamlyn 1977).