Chilled minted pea soup
19/12/2011
Cool in taste, temperature and colour this is a great way to start a christmas feast.
Ingredients
| 4 | Shallots |
| 1 tbsp | Butter |
| 1 packet | Frozen peas |
| 3 sprigs | Mint |
| 1 to taste | White peppercorns |
| 1 to taste | Salt |
| 1 to serve | Ginger |
Directions
- Sweat off some shallots in a little butter until soft but not coloured.
- Add peas (frozen are fine) and cover with chicken or vegetable stock. Simmer until tender.
- Blitz in your processor with some fresh mint then strain through a sieve. Blend in some cream, season with ground white pepper and salt.
- Chill in the fridge until ready to serve.
- To add zing to this soup, peel a few knobs of fresh ginger and freeze them.
- Serve to the table with a ginger grater or micro plane so your guests can shave fine shreds of frozen ginger into the soup.
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