Sweet Pea Soup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 324
- Total Fat
- 15
- Saturated Fat
- 6
- Carbohydrates
- 33
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 11
- Protein
- 14
- Cholesterol
- 32
- Sodium
- 940
- Total: 1 hr 5 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 50 min
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.