Chilled Pea Soup with Mint Pesto

Name: Chilled Pea Soup with Mint Pesto
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon butter; 397 grams fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters sliced green onions; 355 milliliters 1% low-fat milk; 6 Tbsps Mint Pesto; 454 grams package frozen green peas, unthawed; 0 teaspoons salt

Chilled Pea Soup with Mint Pesto is a vegetarian soup. One serving contains 113 calories, 7g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Autumn. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. A mixture of green onions, butter, mint pesto, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

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Butter

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Sauce Pan

Add onions; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

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Onion

Sprinkle flour over onions, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in milk and broth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; cook 3 minutes or until slightly thick.

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Onion

Broth

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Add peas; cook 5 minutes.

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Peas

Place half of pea mixture in a blender.

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Blender

Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure lid on blender.

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Place a clean dishtowel over opening in the blender lid (to prevent spills). Process until smooth.

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Pour pureed pea mixture through a sieve over a large bowl, pressing mixture with a spatula. Reserve liquid; discard solids. Repeat procedure with remaining pea mixture. Stir in Mint Pesto, salt, and pepper; cover and chill.

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Pepper