Fresh Pea Soup

Ainesosat

• 1 hyppysellinen pepper
• 1 hyppysellinen salt
• 1 tsp canola oil
• 3 cups chicken broth, low sodium
• 2 kynttä garlic
• 8 unssi sweet onion
• 3 kuppia petite green peas, frozen
• 1 kuppi spinach

Ohjeet

1. In a hot saucepan, coat with oil and brown onions and then garlic, about 5 minutes.
2. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
4. Add the peas and cook until soft, about 5 to 8 minutes, check often. Do not overcook or they will darken.
5. During the last minute, add the spinach.
6. Immediately blend using a hand blender and when pureed, check for seasoning.
7. Soup will be a bit thick which is fine but for better texture strain or use a food mill. This last step is optional.
8. You can add a drizzle of basil oil to make this extra fancy. Serve with seared scallops for quick summer meal.