Green Pea Soup – Nigella Lawson

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I am making an honest effort to feed the family healthier meals.  My husband is the happiest, in the winter, with soup, each night.  This evening, I made two different soups.  Tonight,we had the green pea soup and tomorrow’s will be  butternut squash soup.  Both are such pretty colors.  Both also, have distinctive flavors.     

  I was concerned that my husband was not going to like the balsamic vinegar in the pea soup and tensely waited to hear if he had something to say.  Silence – uh oh – he doesn’t like it.  I look over at him.  Of course, he is quiet.  He is busy enjoying his soup.  Then an exclamation.  This is good soup!  I did not like the balsamic vinegar or perhaps, I put too much in.  It is really more important that hubby likes it.  I have no restrictions on my diet and he certainly does.  Green Pea Soup    (I added the sugar.)

 

  Easy Pea Soup  - serves 4 –
Adapted from Nigella Lawson’s How to Eat.

  Ingredients 2 cups vegetable stock
3 cups frozen peas
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2 teaspoons sugar
Olive oil    

Method:

 1. Warm the stock over medium to low heat in a saucepan. Add the peas; cook until tender    

2. Transfer peas and stock to a blender, and process until smooth, adding the balsamic vinegar and sugar  toward the end.    

3. Pour in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and pour a little bit of olive oil on top.   

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