Pea And Pesto Soup Aka Summer Soup

• 200 grams green peas (fresh or frozen)
• 1 tablespoon basil pesto
• 3 small shallots
• 3 cloves of garlic
• 1 teaspoon lime/lemon juice
• 1/8 cup milk/cream
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Salt, to taste

1. Bring 3 cups of water to the boil. Add peas, shallots, garlic, and salt to the boiling water and cook for 4-5 minutes until the peas are just tender. Take off the heat, strain the cooking water into a bowl and set aside.
2. Once cool enough to handle, blend the cooked peas-garlic-shallots along with pesto. Season with salt and black pepper. Pour enough cooking water to bring it to the right consistency and blend until smooth.
3. Transfer to a clean pot and add the milk/cream is using. Reheat before serving. Can be refrigerated and served cold too.

green peas, basil pesto, shallots, garlic, limelemon juice, milk, freshly ground black pepper, salt

Taken from food52.com/recipes/61248-pea-and-pesto-soup-aka-summer-soup (may not work)