Pea and Mint Soup

I haven't made a lot of soups and we had ham from mushrooms and ham cream sauce, so I found Pea and Mint Soup on page 132 in Jamie's Food Revolution. The soup was great, but I didn't make mine as smooth as Jamie -- partly because we don't have an immersion blender (I used a Magic Bullet instead).

Broth added

It's a pretty simple soup: carrots celery, onion, garlic, broth, peas, mint, salt, and pepper. Chop and fry, add broth and peas, and simmer for 10 minutes. Then add your seasoning, blend, and add the ham before you serve.

Boiled and added mint

 The most difficult part was the blending. Our Magic Bullet is small, so we had to do several batches. Also, the hot soup makes the air in the bullet expand, so you need to release the pressure regularly while blending. It helps if you let the soup cool a bit before starting on the blend. The soup is great reheated, so I made a big batch and stuffed it in the fridge for later.

First batch of blending completed

This post is based on a published recipe. Please be aware that we've bent the recipes to our will. If you'd like the original recipe, have a look at the cook book linked in the post.