Sweet Pea Soup

• 2 pounds frozen peas
• 1 large yellow onion, roughly sliced or chopped
• 2 cups chicken stock (preferably homemade).
• 1/4 cup creme fraiche
• olive oil and salt as needed
• a few sprigs of herbs if desired (basil, dill and tarragon all work very nicely)

1. Remove peas from the freezer so they can begin to thaw.
2. In a heavy bottom soup pot, heat a a few glugs of olive oil. Add the onion and a sprinkle of salt and saute the onions until soft.
3. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Add the peas and turn off the heat. Add enough water to just cover the peas.
4. Ladle the soup into a blender in batches. Add the creme fraiche and the herbs if you are using them. Puree until very smooth, and pass through a fine mesh seive. If you're using a Vitamix or something equally strong, you can probably skip the seive.
5. Check for seasoning.
6. The soup is done! You can move it to the fridge to chill, or return it to the stove to bring it back up to temperature before serving. It's great both hot and cold.

frozen peas, yellow onion, chicken stock, creme fraiche, olive oil, herbs

Taken from food52.com/recipes/22582-sweet-pea-soup (may not work)