Warm Pea Soup
- 1 potato, peeled and diced
- 8 cups water, divided
- 2 cups green onions, chopped white and green parts
- 3 cups fresh peas, shelled or 3 cups frozen peas, defrosted at room temperature
- 14 teaspoon salt
- black pepper
- 4 tablespoons low-fat sour cream
- Add potato in a saucepan and cover with water.
- Bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until the potato is tender, about 10 minutes.
- Remove the potato.
- In a pot filled with 6 cups water, add the green onions; bring to a boil.
- Add the peas and turn off the heat immediately.
- Allow the pea mixture to rest for 5 minutes.
- Drain the peas and green onions and puree in a blender with the potato, salt, pepper, and 2 cups water until very smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Warm the soup over a low flame in a medium pot, stirring frequently, until warm, about 5 minutes.
- Garnish with the sour cream and serve.
potato, water, green onions, fresh peas, salt, black pepper, lowfat sour cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/warm-pea-soup-491953 (may not work)