Sweet Pea Soup

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup diced bacon
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup thinly-sliced leeks
• 1 quart light stock
• 3 cups peas, preferably fresh
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• Salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives, for garnish

Directions

In a soup pot, cook bacon until crispy, remove to paper towels to drain, and reserve for garnish. Add oil and flour to pot and cook for 3 minutes, stirring. Add leeks and cook 3 minutes. and add stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add peas and cook 5 minutes. Using an immersion blender, puree soup in the pot; or pour soup into a food processor or blender, process until smooth and return to pot. Stir in cream and adjust season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into a warm tureen and serve garnished with and chives.