Chilled Pea Soup Verrines
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 12 yellow onion, diced (2/3 cup)
- 2 13 cups fresh green peas (or frozen)
- 2 34 cups vegetable broth, heated until hot (low sodium)
- 14 cup fresh tarragon (or chervil or flat leafed parsley leaves)
- 2 slices sourdough bread (2 oz. each)
- 1 garlic clove, halved
- 13 cup goat cheese, crumbled (or feta cheese)
- salt (optional)
- pepper (optional)
- Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add onion, sprinkle with salt, if desired, and saute 3 minutes or until softened but not browned.
- Add peas and hot broth.
- Bring to a simmer, and cook covered 7-8 minutes if using fresh peas(or 3 minutes if using frozen), or until peas are just cooked through.
- Remove from the heat and cool 20 minutes.
- Add the herbs and puree until smooth in a food processor(or blender or immersion blender).
- Press through a fine mesh sieve into bowl, and chill.
- Rub both sides of bread slices with cut sides of halved garlic.
- Toast the bread, and cut each slice into 4 slim fingers.
- Dived the cheese among 8 glasses.
- Stir the chilled soup; taste, and season with salt if desired.
- Pour over cheese and sprinkle with black pepper if using.
- Balance 1 bread finger acrosss the rim of each glass, and serve with small spoons.
- Enjoy!
olive oil, yellow onion, fresh green peas, vegetable broth, tarragon, bread, garlic, goat cheese, salt, pepper
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chilled-pea-soup-verrines-424140 (may not work)