Pea & Mint Soup

My love of soup is no secret, but as the warmer weather approaches my taste in soups changes slightly. This is a lovely light soup, yet still substantial enough to satisfy my lunchtime hunger pangs, especially if served with some crusty bread or a savoury scone.

It’s also the work of mere minutes to whip up, and the chances are you’ll have most of the ingredients kicking about – major bonus if you live in a small village with only one small grocery shop (like me!).

I’ve kept the amount of mint quite minimal here, as I don’t like soup to remind me of my toothpaste – feel free to increase it, or omit it completely as the soup is still tasty on its own.

Recipe

oil

1 onion

2 carrots

2 sticks of celery

1 courgette

2 cloves garlic, minced

750g frozen garden peas

1 litre stock (veg or chicken flavour)

2 tsp All Purpose seasoning

salt & pepper

juice of half a lemon

6 or 8 mint leaves, finely chopped

• Chop all veggies to a similar size.
• Sautee the onion, carrots, celery, garlic and courgette in some oil till soft.
• Add the garden peas, all purpose seasoning and stock
• Simmer for 10-15mins
• Add chopped mint leaves
• Adjust seasoning and add lemon juice
• Blitz in a blender and serve

I enjoy sprinkling some seeds over the top and a few chilli flakes, but it would also be lovely with a swirl of plant based cream or some chopped chives.