Minted Sweet Pea Soup

• 2 (10 ounce) packages frozen baby peas
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 green onions, trimmed and thinly sliced (white part)
• coarse salt
• 1 small bibb lettuce, leaves well-washed and tough ends removed
• 2 cups chicken or 2 cups vegetable stock
• 1 bunch of fresh mint, stemmed and washed well
• 12 cup heavy whipping cream
• white pepper
• 1 small pea shoots, for garnish

1. Cook the peas according to the package directions, drain and set aside.
2. Melt the butter in a soup pot over medium-low heat.
3. Add the green onions and salt and cook, stirring, until just softened, 3 minutes.
4. Add the lettuce and 1/2 cup water, cover and cook over very low heat until very soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
5. Add the stock and 1 cup of water and bring to a boil.
6. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
7. Working in batches, transfer the lettuce mixture, peas and mint to the blender and process until smooth.
8. Transfer to a clean pot and add the cream.
9. Simmer 5 minutes.
10. Season with more salt, if needed, and add white pepper to taste.
11. Ladle into bowls and garnish with pea shoots.

frozen baby peas, unsalted butter, green onions, salt, bibb lettuce, chicken, mint, heavy whipping cream, white pepper, shoots

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/minted-sweet-pea-soup-156783 (may not work)