Green Pea Soup

5 from 4 votes

This comforting pea soup with mint is creamy, delicious, packed with nutrients, and ready in no time. It makes a brilliant and inexpensive last-minute meal for the whole family.

The recipe makes 4 servings (about 1 ¼ cups each).

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Soup

Cuisine: vegan

Keyword: Pea soup with mint

Servings: people

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Katia

Ingredients

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 medium-sized onion, sliced or diced
1 (9oz/250 grams) medium potatoes, diced
2 ½ cup (600 ml) low-sodium vegetable broth or water
4 cups (500 grams) frozen or fresh peas
10 fresh mint leaves
salt & pepper, to taste

Garnish (optional)

2-3 tablespoon Cooked peas (reserve them before blending the soup)
1 tablespoon pine nuts
extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

Instructions

Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and saute' for about 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
Add the cubed potato and vegetable broth, bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover with a lid, and cook for 10 minutes or until the potato cubes are soft.
Add the peas and simmer for 4 minutes (no longer, or you will lose the fresh flavor and beautiful color of the peas).
Turn off the heat, season with salt (I use almost a full teaspoon), pepper, and fresh mint leaves, and let it cool slightly before blending.
If you are not using an immersion blender, carefully transfer the soup to a stand blender, working in batches if necessary. (Do not fill past the maximum fill line, or the soup could overflow!). If the soup is too thick for you, add some broth or water to thin it out until you like the consistency.
Once the soup is blended, return it to the pot, taste it again, and make sure to adjust the seasoning as needed.
Serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, freshly ground black pepper, and, if desired, some garnishing such as cooked peas or pine nuts. Enjoy!

Notes

Frozen peas vs fresh peas: The recipe works with both fresh or frozen peas, but the weight is referred to as frozen which are heavier than fresh ones. Please use measuring cups if fresh or canned peas are used.

Nutrition facts: The nutrition values are for one serving and are based on an online nutrition calculator. It’s an estimate only, and it should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice. Garnish is not included. Please see my disclosure policies.

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