Fresh Pea Soup with Mint

Name: Fresh Pea Soup with Mint
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons butter; 1 Tbsp extravirgin olive oil; 710 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 237 milliliters coarsely chopped green onions; 946 milliliters shelled green peas (about 4 pounds unshelled); 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsps thinly sliced mint; 0 teaspoons salt; 473 milliliters water

If you want to add more gluten free, primal, and vegetarian recipes to your recipe box, Fresh Pea Soup with Mint might be a recipe you should try. One serving contains 123 calories, 6g of protein, and 4g of fat. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. A mixture of lemon juice, mint, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. It works best as a soup, and is done in about 45 minutes. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.

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Add onions to pan; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Onion

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Add peas, broth, and 2 cups water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes or until peas are very tender, stirring occasionally.

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Peas

Remove from heat; let stand 15 minutes. Stir in juice, salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Place half of pea mixture in blender; process until smooth.

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Pour pureed soup mixture into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining pea mixture.

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Bowl

Pour half of pureed soup mixture through a sieve over a large bowl, reserving liquid; discard solids. Return liquid to pureed soup mixture. Ladle about 3/4 cup soup mixture into each of 6 bowls; drizzle each with 1/2 teaspoon oil.

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