Curried Fresh Pea Soup

"A lovely fresh tasting soup."
 
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Ready In:
25mins
Ingredients:
10
Serves:
4-6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Slice the onion into fine rounds and cook in half the butter in the saucepan until softened and a pale gold.
  • Add lettuce to the onion in the pan, allow to soften for 8 minutes, add curry powder and stir well.
  • Pour in stock and salt lightly.
  • Bring to the boil and cook briskly for 5 minutes.
  • Add parsley and peas.
  • Do not cover the pan while cooking, this will preserve the rich green of the peas.
  • While the vegetables are cooking.
  • Sauté bread with remaining butter in a frying pan, stirring well, until they are golden.
  • Drain and keep hot.
  • Blend cooked peas until creamy.
  • Strain the pureed soup through a fine sieve.
  • Pour the soup back into the saucepan and reheat.
  • Add 5 tablespoons of cream as it comes to the boil.
  • Check seasoning and serve in piping hot plates and sprinkle each serving with crisp croutons.

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