Cold Split Pea Soup with Mint
Cold Split Pea Soup with Mint is a delicious recipe with mint, peas and herbs and spices. This is truly a refreshing soup that is ideal as a starter.
Cold Split Pea Soup with Mint is a delicious recipe with mint, peas and herbs and spices. This is truly a refreshing soup that is ideal as a starter.
Servings 6 people
Ingredients
- 2 cups green split peas 500 ml, dry
- 2 qt Vegetable Stock fresh or can, 2 L
- 1 cup onion 250 ml, chopped
- 1 stalk celery coarsely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic coarsely chopped
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds 2.5 ml
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1 fresh bay leaf
- 1 cup mint 250 ml, fresh chopped
- salt to taste
- white pepper to taste
Instructions
- Wash the peas thoroughly.
- Bring the stock to a boil in a large heavy saucepan.
- Add the peas, onion, celery, garlic, cumin seed, cloves, bay leaf, and mint.
- Reduce the heat and simmer partially covered, stirring occasionally, for 1 to 2 hours, until the peas are soft and easily mashed.
- Remove the bay leaf.
- Pass the soup through a fine sieve or food mill, mashing the peas and onion through the strainer and leaving the bulk of the mint and celery behind.
- Chill the soup in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- Add the heavy cream and salt and pepper to taste.
- Garnish with sprigs of fresh mint.
Notes
Superb vegetarian recipe however you can use chicken stock instead of cegetable stock if you wish.
Nutrition
Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 0.4g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 742mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 4g