Mmm Minty Pea Soup
It’s like ‘Summer in a Bowl’ – but this minty pea soup is so versatile I would serve it all year round. There are two ingredients that make this a showstopper (even in summer). The first – mint. The fragrance of fresh mint is very aromatic when combined with small sweet peas. This soup is luscious and velvety without the richness of real cream. What gives this soup a full body taste? The second ingredient –cashews! And the best thing is that this recipe is also completely plant-based.
What I also love about this recipe is that it’s made with staples you probably already have in your pantry like vegetable stock, onions and garlic or freezer items like frozen peas. Here’s a video on how to make Minty Pea Soup and the print recipe is below. Enjoy!
Minty Pea Soup
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp Avocado Oil
- 1 Medium Onion chopped
- 1 Celery stalks chopped
- 2 Cloves Garlic crushed
- 5 Cups Small sweet fresh or frozen peas
- 4 Cups Vegetable broth
- 1 Cup Fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 Cup Raw Cashews soaked overnight and rinsed
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp Chives finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oil in saucepan, add onion and celery and saute over medium heat for 10 minutes.
- Add garlic until fragrant (careful not to burn), add frozen peas and stir. Set aside half a cup of stock, add the rest to the saucepan and bring to a slow boil for 5 minutes until peas are tender. Remove from heat, let it cool (ideally) and then add mint leaves.
- Meanwhile, place cashews and half cup of reserved stock into blender and blend into a course mixture. Then add soup mixture and blend until creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with chives. Enjoy!
- NOTES:If you forget to soak your cashews overnight, put them in boiling water for a half hour prior to using them in the recipe and drain.If you want texture in your soup, set aside 1 cup of peas and add them in once the soup is pureed.Caution: If you puree hot soup in a blender, BE CAREFUL not to burn yourself. Cover the small opening with a tea towel to allow steam to escape through the top.If you don’t have a high-power blender like a Vitamix, you can add all the ingredients to the saucepan and puree with an immersion blender.
Looks wonderful and SIMPLE!!!!!
So fresh and such an easy recipe. Thank you Walnut Kitchen!
Cant wait to try this.
Hope this pea soup is as good as your red lentilles soup. I already bought the peas….