Fresh Pea Soup with Mint

• 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 6 cups shelled fresh or frozen peas
• 5 cups low-salt chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves
• Freshly ground white pepper
• 2/3 cup well-shaken buttermilk
• Toasted French bread, as an accompaniment

1. In a saucepan cook onion in butter, covered, over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, or until tender.
2. Add peas and broth and simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes, or until peas are tender.
3. Stir in mint.
4. In a blender puree soup until smooth and pour through a coarse sieve back into pan.
5. Heat soup over moderate heat until hot and remove pan from heat.
6. Add white pepper and salt, to taste, and stir in all but 4 teaspoons buttermilk.
7. Divide soup between 4 bowls and gently spoon remaining buttermilk onto each serving.

onion, unsalted butter, peas, lowsalt, mint leaves, freshly ground white pepper, wellshaken buttermilk, bread

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/fresh-pea-soup-with-mint-recipe0.html (may not work)