Fresh Pea Soup delivers delicate pea flavor in a creamy vegetable broth base. No cream needed. A quick and easy soup to welcome spring.
Welcome to another adition of Recipe ReDux!
March 2018 Theme
Family Springtime Celebrations
Easter is April 1. Passover begins March 30. Whether or not you are celebrating either holiday, show us your favorite family recipes for springtime celebrations.
I like to serve soups made with seasonal vegetables. The rich, green color of peas sings spring to me!
You can serve Fresh Pea Soup instead of soup made from dried peas, any time. This soup comes together quickly for a fast meal. Serve with a side salad or favorite grilled cheese!
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh or frozen peas
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 1 small shallot, chopped
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- bacon bits, (optional)
Instructions
- Saute shallot in oil.
- Add peas and broth, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Puree to desired consistency. Serve warm or cold. sprinkle with bacon bits if desired.
More about the Recipe ReDux.
As the first and only recipe challenge founded by registered dietitians, The Recipe ReDux is focused on taking delicious dishes, keeping them delicious, but making them better for you. Dietitians Regan Jones (of ReganMillerJones, Inc.), Serena Ball and Deanna Segrave-Daly (both of Teaspoon Communications) founded the group on the belief that healthier eating should always taste delicious. As the Latin term “redux” means to revisit or reinvent, we are reinventing the idea of healthy eating with a taste-first approach. We aim to inspire the food lover in every healthy eater and inspire the healthy eater in every food lover.
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