Name: Pea & savory soup
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 ¼kg peas in their pods; 50g butter; 1 large onion chopped; 1 tbsp chopped summer savory; single or double cream to serve (optional)

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Pea & savory soup

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Cook: 50 mins - 1 hr

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Ideal for a summery starter or light lunch

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 ¼kg peas

in their pods
50g butter
1 large onion

chopped
1 tbsp chopped summer savory
single or double cream

to serve (optional)

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal200
fat12g
saturates7g
carbs16g
sugars0g
fibre6g
protein9g
salt0.2g

low

Method

step 1

Shell the peas, reserving about 12 pods, which you should wash thoroughly and top and tail.
step 2

Melt the butter in a saucepan, tip in the onion and gently fry for about 10 minutes. Throw in the peas, the 12 pods and the savory. Stir, then pour in 750ml/11⁄4 pints boiling water and bring to the boil. Reduce to a gentle simmer, cover and cook for 8-10 minutes until the peas are tender but still bright green.
step 3

Tip half the contents of the pan into a blender or food processor and whizz to a purée. Push the purée through a fine sieve into a clean pan (to eliminate stringy bits), then repeat with the other half of the soup. Stir and season to taste.
step 4

Gently reheat the soup, check the seasoning once more and serve with or without a swirl of cream.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2002

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