Creamy Pea Soup
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5
Creamy Pea Soup
Description
The Creamy Pea Soup features peas cooked with minced garlic, chopped green onions, and toasted cumin seeds for a subtle warm note. The base liquid can be water or stock, simmered briefly to combine flavors. Fresh mint leaves are stirred in after cooking to enhance brightness.
After cooling slightly, the soup is pureed to a smooth texture that highlights the peas' naturally sweet flavor and the fresh herbs. Salt and black pepper round out the taste. This soup can be prepared on the stovetop with controlled toasting of spices or using an Instant Pot for quicker cooking.
The soup serves as a light starter or simple meal, showcasing fresh green pea flavor with herbal lifts. Variations can adjust thickness by liquid amount or retaining some liquid before blending. It can be made from fresh, frozen, or canned peas depending on availability.
Ingredients
- 3/4 tsp cumin seeds optional
- 2 green onion (spring onion), chopped
- 3 garlic minced, cloves
- 1 lb pea fresh or frozen
- 3 cups water or stock
- 2 tbsp mint leaf chopped, fresh
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
Make On The Stovetop
- Heat the pot and toast the cumin seeds for about 1 min until they are fragrant.
- Then add peas, sliced green onions, garlic and water, bring to the boil and simmer for 8 minutes
- Remove from heat, stir in the mint and let the soup cool.
- Purée the soup, then add in salt and pepper to taste.
Make In The Instant Pot
- Add all the ingredients into the Instant Pot Insert.
- Cover your Instant Pot, turn the valve to ‘sealing,’ select the pressure cook or manual button (dependent upon IP model), select high pressure, and set the timer for 2 minutes.
- When done, perform a quick pressure release and carefully open the lid.
- Let the Instant Pot Soup cool down a bit before carefully pureeing it with an immersion blender.
- Adjust seasonings, and serve.
Notes
- Fresh, frozen, or canned peas can be used to make this soup.
- Add extra water or stock to thin the soup as preferred.
- Allow the soup to cool before pureeing to avoid splattering and burns.
- For a thicker texture, remove some liquid before blending.
- This soup contains 1 Blue Plan SmartPoint per serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 17g | 6% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Sodium | 16mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 274mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 970IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 46.6mg | 52% |
| Calcium | 33mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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