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Little Gem, Pea and Mint Soup

little gem, pea, mint soup in a white bowl with a pan of soup next to it
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If spring were a soup, it would be this. Fresh and green yet remarkably quick and simple.

Ingredients

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  • 50g butter
  • 2-3 leeks
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • 1 head little gem lettuce
  • 1 lemon, juice & zest
  • 500ml vegetable stock
  • Handful of mint
  • 50ml creme fraiche
  • Chives and mint to serve
  • Crusty bread

Instructions

  1. Dice the leeks, peel and slice the garlic and sauté in the butter until soft, around 10 minutes.
  2. Rough chop the lettuce and add to the pan along with the peas, mint, lemon juice and vegetable stock.
  3. Simmer for 3-4 minutes until soft, then add the crème fraiche. Blend the soup with an immersion blender until silky. You can use a classic blender but be careful doing that with hot soup as it can explode so I would cool the soup first a little.
  4. Tip the soup into bowls, swirl a little extra crème fraiche on top and grate over some lemon zest.
  5. Top with a little mint and some chopped chives and serve with crusty bread.

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