Pea & Mint Soup

Ingredients

• 420g (3 cups) frozen green peas

  2 green onions, roughly chopped

  500ml (2 cups) vegetable stock, at room temperature

  35g (¾ cup) fresh mint leaves

  Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

  Greek style unsweetened yogurt, to serve

  Extra fresh mint leaves, to serve

Method

1. Place peas in a large heatproof bowl. Cover with boiling water. Stand for 5 minutes or until thawed and drain.
2. Place peas, green onion and stock into blender jug and secure lid. SOUP until program finishes.
3. Add mint leaves and secure lid.
4. PUREE 30 seconds or until combined, season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve: divide among serving bowls, dollop with yogurt and garnish with extra mint leaves.

Tip: we have used shelf stable UHT stocks in our soup recipes. If using fresh stock, stock must be heated to boiling point for 1 – 2 minutes, and then allowed to cool until there is no visible steam before blending.