Spring Pea Soup with Frizzled Ham

Name: Spring Pea Soup with Frizzled Ham
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 slices thin slices Black Forest ham; 237 milliliters croutons; 59 milliliters half-and-half; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 946 milliliters frozen peas (from 2 10-oz. packages); 4 servings Salt and pepper; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 473 milliliters low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth

Spring Pea Soup with Frizzled Ham might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 387 calories, 22g of protein, and 11g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is perfect for Autumn. Head to the store and pick up forest ham, croutons, salt and pepper, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Warm 1 Tbsp. oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Add shallot and cook, stirring, until softened, about 3 minutes.

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Shallot

Add peas, broth and 1 cup water and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and cook until peas are very soft, about 5 minutes.

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Broth

Water

Peas

Remove from heat and let cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Working in batches if necessary, puree soup in a blender and return to saucepan. Stir in half-and-half and season generously with salt and pepper. Keep warm over medium-low heat.

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Salt And Pepper

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Warm remaining oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat until hot. Saut ham in batches until browned and curled around the edges, turning once, about 1 minute total.

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