Simplest green pea soup

To celebrate the start of spring, here’s an incredibly simple green pea soup inspired by a Lois Daish recipe. I always use frozen peas but, if you are lucky to have peas-a-plenty in your garden, you could most certainly use fresh.

Ingredients

600 ml	Chicken stock
2 cups	Peas, fresh or frozen (Main)
2 sprigs	Mint, large (Main)
50 ml	Cream

Directions

1. Bring chicken stock to the boil and add the peas and mint. Cook for 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from the heat and season with salt and pepper.
2. Remove the mint, then blend the soup until smooth.
3. Return to the saucepan and add the cream. Reheat gently, check seasoning and serve with a drizzle of cream and some finely chopped mint leaves.