Minted Pea and Cucumber Soup Recipe at MyDish

Minted Pea and Cucumber Soup

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Method

  • 1 Place the oil in a small saucepan and stir in the onion. cook over low heat until softened.
  • 2 Add the potato stock and mint stalks and bring to the boil. Stir in the peas with a pinch of sugar then simmer for 20 mins or until veg have softened.
  • 3 Finely dice the cucumber, salt lightly then place in a sieve to drain.
  • 4 Allow the soup to cool then remove the mint stalks. Puree in a liquidiser then pass through a sieve.
  • 5 Stir in the cucumber, cream and chopped mint. season as required.
  • 6 Chill well before serving and garnish with mint leaves
  • Tips

    • I add mint leaves before I liquidize to make it more Minty and it is really nice served in large tea cups

    Ingredients

    • 1 tbsn Olive oil
    • 1 Onion chopped
    • 4ozs Floury potato, peeled and grated
    • 1 pint chicken stock
    • 9 ozs frozen petit pois
    • Pinch of sugar
    • ½ cucumber
    • 3 fl ozs double cream
    • 1 tbspns chopped fresh mint
    •  Salt and pepper

    By Views 1097  Added Thu Jun 16 2011


    This is a lovely fresh cold soup - very refreshing!