Well, it has been a while. We have a lot of explaining to do. If you did not know this already, J and me live VERY far apart.Not only do we live far apart but in different countries and time zones. We barely get to talk about our blog. We only ever see each other in April and the summer break which is why that is when we post the most. We have decided that we don't always have to be together in order to write a blog post. No worries though, J is coming to visit me NEXT WEEK. I am so exited. We just really want to thank everybody for all their support, we started this blog one day over summer break randomly thinking nothing would become of it. Now that we have over 1000 page views it is mind blowing. We want to thank you guys by posting A LOT more. We have a few drafts ready to be posted :) Please leave requests in the comments. We can't thank you enough.
Spring is among us and after a long and cold winter it is time to bust out the healthy and fresh recipes. I have been watching cooking shows all morning and it has inspired me to write a blog post for you all.
Today's recipe is going to be a healthy fresh pea soup.
I don't like peas but for some reason I love this soup.
Let's get started with the recipe.
1- Ingredients:
-1 tablespoon of olive oil
-2 cups of leeks, about 2 leeks
-4 cups of hot water or vegetable stock
-1 cup of chopped onions
-2/3 of a cup of roughly chopped mint leaves
-5 cups of frozen peas
-2 teaspoons of garlic powder
-salt and pepper (to your liking)
-a handful of chives
2- Directions
Start off by cutting up your leeks and onions.
Place olive oil in a saucepan and add the leeks and onions, cook for about 7 minutes on medium low heat until onions are soft and translucent. Add in the hot water or vegetable stock into the same pan and put heat to high, bring to a boil.
Add in the peas and cook until peas are tender.
Turn off the heat and add in the mint and seasoning. Now it is time to purée the soup. Do this in a blender or with an emulsion blender until smooth. Let the soup cool to room temperature.
If you are using a blender make sure to blend a little at a time and not all at once, else it will splatter everywhere and will burn you (and that is not fun.)
Serve hot if desired but if you want to serve it fresh put it in the fridge for 30 minutes or until chilled. Pour into bowl and add diced mint leaves and chives on the the top for even more crunch and freshness.
I decided it needed more of a crunch so I made some garlic croutons. This made the soup taste even better. I just cut up baguette in some chunks and placed them on a baking tray. I drizzled some olive oil on top and seasoned it with garlic powder, salt and pepper. I place them in the oven at 350 F° until golden brown. They are crispy and add so much to any soup.
-xoxo
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looks good :)
ReplyDeleteThanks :) It was really good
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