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Minty Pea Soup

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth divided
  • 6 cups shelled fresh peas from about 6 pounds pods or frozen peas, thawed
  • 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves chopped
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves chopped
  • Kosher salt freshly ground pepper
  • 1/4 cup crème fraîche or sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons heavy cream or water
  • Chopped fresh chives for serving

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened but not browned, 6-8 minutes. Add 2 cups broth and bring to a boil. Add peas, reduce heat, and simmer gently until tender, about 5 minutes for fresh peas, about 2 minutes for frozen.
  2. Remove pot from heat. Add parsley, mint, and remaining 2 cups broth to pot. Purée soup in a blender or with an immersion blender, thinning with water if soup is too thick, until smooth. Season soup with salt and pepper.
  3. Whisk crème fraîche and cream in a small bowl to blend. Serve warm soup topped with chives, passing crème fraîche mixture alongside for spooning over.

Recipe Notes

For a lighter version, simply add heavy cream while blending soup instead of crème fraîche or sour cream.