Fresh Pea Soup with Mint
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Points®
Total time: 34 min • Prep: 14 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 6 • Difficulty: Easy
Delicious hot or cold. This soup can be made with fresh peas or frozen baby peas, whichever you have on hand.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Unsalted butter
½ tbsp(s)
Uncooked leek
1 cup(s), white part only, finely chopped
Chicken broth
3 cup(s)
Uncooked green peas
5 cup(s), fresh, shelled or 20 oz frozen baby peas
Peppermint leaves
⅓ cup(s), fresh, or to taste
Table salt
½ tsp(s), or more to taste
Black pepper
¼ pinch(es), freshly ground, or more to taste
1% low-fat buttermilk
½ cup(s)
Instructions
1
Coat a large heavy pot with cooking spray and set over medium-low heat; melt butter in pot.
2
Add leeks; cook, stirring occasionally, until transparent, about 7 to 10 minutes.
3
Stir in broth, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Stir in peas; cook until peas are tender crisp, about 3 minutes for frozen peas and 5 to 6 minutes for fresh peas.
4
Remove pan from heat; stir in mint, salt and pepper. Puree soup in pot using an immersion blender (or in small batches using your blender or food processor); stir in milk. Serve warm or chilled.
5
Yields about 1 cup per serving.
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