25 Dec 2004

Pea and Mint soup


2tablespoonsunflower oil
1onion, chopped
1garlic clove, crushed
1mediumpotato, diced
1teaspooncumin, ground
350grampeas, frozen
2tablespoonfresh mint
900millilitervegetable stock
1teaspoonlemon juice
seasoning
natural Yogurt
fresh mint sprigs, to garnish

1 Heat the oil in a large pan, add onion, garlic, potato and cumin and cook for 5 minutes. Then add the peas, mint and stock and bring to the boil. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes until potato is tender.

2 Purée the soup in a blender until smooth and return to the pan. Add the lemon juice and season to taste, then reheat.

3 Ladle into serving bowls, swirl yogurt into each serving and garnish with fresh mint.

If there isn't any fresh mint around, minted frozen peas work equally well in this soup. Or, as alternative to the peas, blend the freh mint with the frozen broad beans.

Nutritional information per serving

Per serving:
147 calories
protein 7g
carbohydrate 15g
fat 7g
saturated fat 1g
add sugar none
fibre 5g
salt 1,5g

 

Keywords

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