Minted green pea soup with croutons

Name: Minted green pea soup with croutons
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 12 spring onions or 1 small onion, sliced; 450 g (14 ¼ oz) frozen baby peas, thawed; 1 small butter or round lettuce, roughly sliced; 12 spring onions or 1 small onion, sliced; 1 small butter or round lettuce, roughly sliced; 30 g (1 oz) plain flour; 150 ml (5 fl oz) cream; 4 slices bread oil, for cooking; 30 g (1 oz) unsalted butter; 1-2 sprigs of fresh mint; 1.2 litres chicken stock

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Soups

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

Mint and green peas are a classic culinary partnership, here puréed together into a deliciously fragrant soup with a fairly light consistency.

Ingredients

1 small butter or round lettuce, roughly sliced
12 spring onions or 1 small onion, sliced<

Soup

Method

Put the lettuce, spring onion or onion and peas into a large saucepan with the mint. Pour on the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Then reduce the heat and simmer for 25 minutes. Purée the soup in batches in a blender or food processor, then pass through a fine sieve.
Meanwhile, remove the crusts from the bread and cut into small cubes. Heat the oil and fry the