4.18.09 Spring Pea Soup
So here's a little shopping tip for you when making this soup...apparently those huge pea pods that spring peas come in, only house 8-10 small peas. Ya, I know, news to me. So when you are buying the peas and you fill up a bag thinking, "oh this is definitely enough", it's not. Grab another huge handful, and then head over to the freezer section and get a bag of frozen peas (yes, I said FROZEN) just to be sure. Trust me, you won't be sorry. This soup is super-simple, delicious and a fabulous way to enjoy spring peas during their short season (just look at that color!). So don't miss out by your lack of judgement—those peas can be deceiving!
serves 4 as an appetizer
2 T olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
4 c vegetable broth
2 c fresh green peas (or frozen)
4 carrots, peeled and chopped
4 celery stocks, chopped
1 1/2 t salt
1/2 t pepper
1 T fresh mint leaves
2 T cilantro leaves
Reader Comments (17)
Mmm sounds lovely, you've inspired me to cook yummy green soup now. Thanks!
your pictures alone make me want to make & eat these dishes.
Wow - your blog recipes (the few that I have sifted through in the last 10 minutes) look fabulous! I found you from Heidi's site, and I just saved you in my Favourites :-)
...and your photographs are fantastic!
oh, what a lovely blog you have here! i'm definitely going to be making this soup - yum!
(and yes, do join us in July! :)
You have a wonderful blog! I'm a vegetarian who is going mostly vegan, so your sight is perfect for me. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Glad to have met you through BYW class.
Yay! This is a great blog! It'll soon be a year since I've been a vegetarian and I'm excited to see that there's another vegetarian in Holly's class too!
Love your blog - I came by via Holly's class too. Yum! I've bookmarked you and will keep returning for inspiration, even though our seasons in Australia are opposite to yours.
Thanks for the note! I just love your site too and I will definitely add it to my daily reads. That picture with the peas in the pod is amazing! I look forward to keepin up with fresh365 :)
that may be the most beautiful shot of a pea pod in history.
Thanks everyone for the kind words! Hope you enjoy this soup!
Do you have any suggestions for what else I could use instead of vegetable broth, for this soup or just in general? I don't know why, I just don't like the flavor of vegetable broth. Usually, I'll substitute water and kick up the spices a bit instead. But if you have any better ideas, I would love to hear them!
Hi Christina- I often substitute water when I run out of vegi broth. Make sure to add salt though. I'd start w/1 teaspoon and taste from there. The only other thing I could think of would be a vegi bouillon cube or juice (v8 makes a few varieties), but they make have a taste you don't like as well. If anyone else has suggestions, please chime in!
You made my day! I had been looking for a good pea soup recipe.
Thanks and your pictures make me hungry, very hungry, in fact :-).
Just found your blog from the kitchn...this looks great. love that your recipes are all vegetarian!
Hi Erin,
I made the soup today and it was awesome!
If you still have your pastel reworking of the Mary Cassatt, would you like to share?
Amisha- I wish I had held onto it, but sadly it is long gone in one of my cleaning fits!
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