Fresh Pea Soup

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 leeks, washed and sliced
• freshly ground black pepper

Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat. Add the leeks and cook until they are soft. Season with ground pepper.

Put the leeks in a blender or food processor with the potato and peas and half of the cold chicken stock. Purée the vegetables. If you like a fine, creamy texture, pass the purée through the fine blade of a food mill.

Return the purée to the saucepan, add the res