Pea soup with smoked salmon

1
Points® value
Total Time
30 min
Prep
8 min
Cook
22 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
For this soup recipe, we love how the onion and potatoes are cooked down and flavored in chicken broth, which only takes about 10 minutes. After the peas are added, everything goes into the food processor and is puréed until the thick, tasty broth forms. Top the soup with some smoked salmon and this easy dinner is served. Smoked salmon and chives are a wonderful complementary match. Sprinkle each serving of soup with finely chopped fresh chives for a bit of delicate flavor and added color.

Ingredients

Chicken broth

29 fl oz, 2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans

Uncooked potato

1 large, baking potato, peeled and diced

Uncooked onion

1 medium, chopped

Frozen baby peas

16 oz, (1 bag)

Table salt

¼ tsp

Black pepper

¼ tsp

Black pepper

tsp

Smoked salmon, lox

2 oz, diced or thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Combine broth, potato, and onion in large saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potato is fork-tender, about 10 minutes. Stir in peas, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook until peas are tender, about 5 minutes.
  2. Remove saucepan from heat and let cool 10 minutes. Pour soup into blender, in batches, if needed and blend until smooth. Return soup to saucepan and cook over low heat until heated through, about 2 minutes. Ladle soup evenly into 6 bowls. Top with salmon and sprinkle with remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
  3. Per serving: 1 cup soup and 1 1/2 tablespoons smoked salmon