Lettuce & Pea Soup
A very unusual and elegant soup that is perfect as a starter on the Festive days. This soup is very easy to make, healthy, so light and full of flavour, you will want to make it again. It's a family favourite recipe and is always a hit with my guests! Please do try!
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Ingredients
- 2 Onions (Large)
- Celery Sticks (Diced)
- 2 Garlic Cloves (Crushed)
- 1 Ltr Vegetables Stick ((2 Vegetable Cubes))
- 500g/17.6oz Frozen Findus Swedish Sweet Peas ((Important to use these peas))
- 2 Large heads of Romanian Lettuce (Roughly Chopped (Cut the lettuce in half and just use the dark green top piece of the lettuce))
- 1 Tsp Dried parsley
- 1 Tsp Dried Tarragon
- Juice of Lemon
- Salt & Pepper
- Elmlea Single Cream (For on top of the soup before serving)
Method
Heat a tablespoon olive oil and fry the onions, garlic and celery together.
Add the Vegetable stock, salt, pepper and simmer covered for 45 minutes.
Add the peas and continue cooking for five minutes, then add the lettuce and cook for two minutes until it wilts.
Turn off the heat, add the herbs and lemon juice and puree in a blender.
Serve with a little cream on top.
Enjoy!