Sweet And Snow Pea Soup Recipes

QUICK SWEET PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook onion about 10 minutes or until lightly browned and soft, stirring frequently.
• Blend onion, peas, spinach, lemon juice, thyme and 2 cups chicken broth in a blender or food processor until very smooth. Return to same saucepan. Stir in remaining broth. Gently heat about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in cream, if desired. Heat over low heat about 1 minute. DO NOT BOIL. Garnish with garlic croutons, if desired.

PEASY EASY MINTY PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan on medium flame. Sauté the onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Do not let the onions brown.
• Add the first pound of peas, the water, the first ¼ cup of mint, the basil, and the salt. Bring to a boil, lower the heat, and simmer 10 minutes. (If you are using only frozen peas, simmer 20 minutes.)
• Stir in the frozen peas and the remaining fresh herbs. Cook just until the second batch of peas are tender and hot.
• Puree the soup using an immersion blender, or in batches in a regular blender.
• Serve cold, or hot, with dollops of goat cheese or swirls of sour cream and fresh peas or snow peas. Decorate with fresh mint and basil leaves.

ASIAN CHICKEN AND SNOW PEA NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• Bring broth to a boil in a large saucepan over high heat.
• Stir in vermicelli or other noodle, return to boil.
• Reduce heat to medium high and simmer about 6 minutes.
• Stir in chicken, snow peas, carrots and chili sauce.
• Simmer about 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in green onions, cilantro, lime juice, soy sauce and ginger.
• Serve immediately.

PEA SOUP WITH MUSHROOM CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Set aside 3 tablespoons mushrooms for garnish. In a large skillet, saute remaining mushrooms in butter until tender., Add onion to skillet; saute until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in the cream, sherry, thyme and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 2 minutes. Cool slightly. Transfer to a blender; process until smooth. Set aside., In a Dutch oven, combine 4-1/2 cups peas, chicken broth and remaining salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 4 minutes or until peas are tender. Stir in lemon juice and basil; heat through. Transfer to a blender; process in batches until blended., Ladle soup into serving bowls; top with mushroom cream sauce. Garnish with reserved mushrooms and remaining peas.

EASY SWEET PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Cook frozen peas in a saucepan with water; cover and cook until peas are very tender (but not overly wrinkly).
• Then drain and whir the peas in the blender or food processor until soup-like in texture, adding the chicken stock as necessary (you want a nice thick soup).
• Take whirred peas from blender and put back into the saucepan, adding the pinch sugar, nutmeg, and salt/pepper.
• Heat through.
• Swirl a little sour cream into each serving, and this dish looks and tastes great!
• Makes 3 to 4 servings.
• You can add a little bit of minced onion in, if you like, and a few sliced mushrooms are good, too.

SWEET PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a soup pot, cook bacon until crispy, remove to paper towels to drain, and reserve for garnish. Add oil and flour to pot and cook for 3 minutes, stirring. Add leeks and cook 3 minutes. and add stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Add peas and cook 5 minutes. Using an immersion blender, puree soup in the pot; or pour soup into a food processor or blender, process until smooth and return to pot. Stir in cream and adjust season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into a warm tureen and serve garnished with and chives.

SWEET AND SNOW PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a pot over high heat, bring the water and stock to a boil. Add the snow peas to the pot, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the sweet peas and cream. Let simmer for 1 minute, then pour the soup into a blender. Blend the soup on high speed until smooth, about 3 minutes. Pass the soup through a fine strainer and season, to taste. Garnish with creme fraiche and chives.

PEA PODS AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the snow peas, red pepper, onion, garlic salt and pepper in oil and butter until vegetables are tender.