Buttery Baby Pea Soup with Pan Grilled Bread

Recipe courtesy Dave Lieberman

Show: Good Deal with Dave LiebermanEpisode: Frozen Pantry

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (18)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
15 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 15 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

Soup:

2 pounds frozen green peas
4 tablespoons butter
2 (14.5-ounce) cans reduced sodium chicken or vegetable broth
2 medium onions, roughly chopped
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup sour cream, for garnish

Bread:

1 demi-baguette (or 1/2 of 1 French baguette), cut into 8 (1/2-inch) thick slices
Extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt

Directions

In a medium pot, combine peas, butter, broth, and onions. If the peas are not submerged in liquid, add just enough water to cover them. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for about 7 to 10 minutes, or until the onions are soft enough to puree and the peas are still bright green.

While the peas are cooking, grill the bread. Heat a grill pan over high heat for 3 minutes. Pour some olive oil onto a large plate. Sprinkle oil with salt then dip pieces of bread quickly on both sides into the oil. Grill bread until slightly charred and hot, about 3 minutes per side.

Using an immersion blender, standing blender*, or food processor, puree the soup until smooth and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste. Serve each bowl with a dollop of sour cream on top and grilled bread on the side.

*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.

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recipe Buttery Baby Pea Soup with Pan Grilled Bread
Sandy Fort Worth, TX 06-28-2009
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Good creamy soup
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

After reading some of the other reviews for this recipe, I realized the general sentiment was that this soup was bland but... passable as written. So, after following the original recipe (after the blending step), I added a generous amount of finely chopped carrots and cooked, crumbled bacon, and simmered the soup until the carrots were tender. This made a pretty good soup. I will probably make this again, although I must say there are better soup recipes out there. The saving grace of this one is that it is quite easy in that it requires minimal chopping.Read more
recipe Buttery Baby Pea Soup with Pan Grilled Bread
Anonymous 06-24-2008
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great summer soup
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

This was an easy and delicious soup to prepare. The flavor was light and perfect for a summer afternoon.
recipe Buttery Baby Pea Soup with Pan Grilled Bread
Anonymous 01-03-2008
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Eh
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

This wasn't bad, but if I never had it again, I would be perfectly fine with that.
recipe Buttery Baby Pea Soup with Pan Grilled Bread
Anonymous 12-18-2007
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GREAT SOUP
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I love this recipe even though I do not like peas very much. The bread is a must along with cracked pepper. This is a great... way to get kids to eat their veggies!Read more
recipe Buttery Baby Pea Soup with Pan Grilled Bread
mary jacksonville, FL 08-16-2007
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So fast, easy, and delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

My friend and I watched this show, and I made this soup with my 2 year old pulling on me the whole time in about 15 minutes.... It doesn't take any effort, and it's absolutely great! She and I both loved it.Read more
recipe Buttery Baby Pea Soup with Pan Grilled Bread
Anonymous 05-01-2007
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Great Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried this one weekend and added Sweet Potato, summer and zuchini squash, carrot and peas, it was great!