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Green Pea and Watercress Soup
- Course Soups & Creams
- Prep. Time 15 mins
- Cooking Time 15 - 20 mins
- Yields 4 servings
Preparation
What You Need
1/4 cup
(60 ml)
unsalted
butter
1/2 cup
(125 ml)
chopped onion
1
chopped leek
4 cups
(1 l)
chicken broth
4 cups
(1 l)
peas, fresh or frozen
2
bunches
watercress
2 oz
(60 g)
Canadian Swiss cheese, for garnish
2/3 cup
(150 ml)
cream 35 %
Salt
Pepper
Instructions
Heat butter in a heavy pan. Add onion and leek, cook until soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add stock and boil. Add peas and simmer until tender.
Remove tough watercress stalks. Stir in watercress. Pour soup into blender and purée smooth (strain if you wish).
Add 2/3 of the cream to soup and reheat. Do not let boil.
Season to taste. Lightly whip remaining cream and set aside.
Pour soup into warmed bowls and garnish with a little cream and Canadian Swiss cheese shavings.
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