Sweet Pea Soup with Lemon-Pepper Cream
Yield
8 servingsPrep
15 minCook
35 minReady
50 minTrans-fat Free
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 10 | ounces |
potatoes
peeled and cut into 1/4 inch dices |
|
| 10 | ounces |
pears
peeled, cored, and chopped |
|
| 1 | large |
onions
chopped |
|
| 4 | cups |
chicken broth
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
thyme
or 1/2 teaspoon dried |
*
|
| 1 | each |
green peas
frozen, 10 ounces package |
*
|
| 1 | bunch |
watercress
rinsed, coarse stems discarded |
*
|
| 8 | sprigs |
watercress
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
freshly ground |
*
|
| Lemon pepper cream | |||
| ½ | cup |
sour cream
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | ml |
butter, unsalted
|
|
| 289 | ml/g |
potatoes
peeled and cut into 1/4 inch dices |
|
| 289 | ml/g |
pears
peeled, cored, and chopped |
|
| 1 | large |
onions
chopped |
|
| 946 | ml |
chicken broth
|
|
| 5 | ml |
thyme
or 1/2 teaspoon dried |
*
|
| 1 | each |
green peas
frozen, 10 ounces package |
*
|
| 1 | bunch |
watercress
rinsed, coarse stems discarded |
*
|
| 8 | sprigs |
watercress
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | x |
black pepper
freshly ground |
*
|
| Lemon pepper cream | |||
| 118 | ml |
sour cream
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
Directions
Soup: In 4-quart Dutch oven, melt butter.
Add potato, pear and onion; cook covered, over low heat, stirring often, 20 minutes, until potato is tender.
Add chicken broth and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover; simmer 8 minutes.
Add peas and watercress; bring to boil.
Reduce heat; simmer 3 minutes.
In blender, purée in batches.
Add salt and pepper.
LEMON-PEPPER CREAM: Whisk together ingredients.
To serve:
Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls.
Serve hot, at room temperature or chilled.
Drizzle with Lemon-Pepper Cream.
Garnish with watercress.
