Fresh Pea Soup With Mint

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 cups	93g / 3.3oz	Chopped onion
1 tablespoon	15ml	Unsalted butter
6 cups	1422ml	Shelled fresh or frozen peas
5 cups	1185ml	Low-salt chicken broth
1 tablespoon	15ml	Chopped fresh mint leaves
		Freshly-ground white pepper - to taste
2/3 cup	157ml	Well-shaken buttermilk
		Toasted French bread - for accompaniment,
		If desired

Recipe Instructions

In a saucepan cook onion in butter, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until tender. Add peas and broth and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes, or until peas are tender. Stir in mint.

In a blender puree soup until smooth and pour through a coarse sieve back into pan. Heat soup over moderate heat until hot and remove pan from heat. Add white pepper and salt, to taste, and stir in all but 4 teaspoons buttermilk.

Divide soup between 4 bowls and gently spoon remaining buttermilk onto each serving.

This recipe yields 4 servings, about 6 cups.

Source:
COOKING LIVE with Sara Moulton - (Show # CL-9676) - from the TV FOOD - NETWORK

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