Chilled Summer Lettuce, Lovage And Garden Pea Soup

• 4 -5 medium spring onions, trimmed and chopped
• butter or olive oil
• 1 large cos lettuce or 2 large butterhead lettuce
• 250 g fresh garden peas or 250 g frozen peas
• 1 liter vegetable stock
• 5 -6 leaves fresh lovage, leaves (plus 4 more to garnish)
• salt and pepper
• cream, for garnish (optional)

1. Sweat the spring onions in the oil or butter until soft, then add the peas and lettuce. Pour over two-thirds of the stock, bring to the boil and simmer gently for 5 minutes, or until the peas are tender.
2. Remove from the heat and add the lovage leaves then blend the soup with a hand blender or in a liquidiser. Thin the soup to your preferred texture with the remaining stock. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
3. Place the soup in a container and chill in the fridge for at least 2 to 3 hours. Serve chilled with chopped lovage leaves and a swirl of cream.

spring onions, butter, cos lettuce, fresh garden peas, vegetable stock, salt, cream

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chilled-summer-lettuce-lovage-and-garden-pea-soup-379954 (may not work)