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Pea and Pesto Soup
Recipe courtesy Nigella Lawson, 2007

Ingredients
3 cups water
3 cups frozen peas
2 scallions
1 teaspoon Maldon salt or kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon lime juice
4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) fresh pesto (not jarred)

Directions
The quickest way to proceed is to fill a kettle first and put it on to
boil. When it's boiled, measure the amount you need into a pan and put on the stove to come back to
a boil.

Add the frozen peas, scallions, salt and lime juice and let everything bubble together for 7
minutes.

Discard the scallions and blitz the peas and their liquid with the pesto in a blender.*
Pour into a thermos flask that you've left filled with hot water and then emptied and make sure you
screw the top on securely.

*When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes.
Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender,
release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a
towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until
smooth.