Pea puree soup
2012-11-10- Cuisine: Portuguese
- Skill Level: Easy
- Servings : 5/6
- Prep Time : 10m
- Cook Time : 35m
- Ready In : 45m
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This pea puree soup is very creamy and tasty, ideal before any dish. Try it, it’s delicious…
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Ingredients
- 2 liters / (8 1/2 cups) water
- 300 grams / (10 1/2 ounces) peas
- 1 turnip
- 1 leek
- 2 carrots
- 3 medium onions
- 1 medium potato
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt (to taste)
- Peel and wash the potato, onions, carrots, turnip and the leek.
- In a large saucepan with 2 liters / (8 1/2 cups) water put the onions, leek, turnip, carrots and the potato, everything cut into pieces together with the peas (reserve some peas for garnish). Bring to a boil over high heat. When starts boiling, reduce to medium-low heat and cook about 25 minutes. Then, remove briefly the saucepan from heat and use a hand blender to blend the soup until creamy. Season with olive oil and a little salt, stir and place the saucepan back on the stove over high heat.
- When starts boiling, turn off the heat, garnish with some peas and serve.