Iced summer green pea soup

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
750gramsPeas; shelled
Salt
Pepper, ground
1mediumOnion; sliced
1mediumPotato; sliced
1Lettuce
250gramsThin cream
750millilitresChicken stock
½Lemon; juice

Directions

Slice the potatoes and onions thinly and put them in a saucepan with the shelled peas (weighed shelled), the lettuce and half the chicken stock. Bring gently to the boil, cover and simmer quarter of an hour.

Pour into a blender or liquidiser and blend to a puree. Return to the rinsed out pan, reheat and simmer 5 minutes. Now add the cream and the lemon juice. Season well with salt and pepper, cool and chill. Serve well chilled.

Submitted By IAN HOARE On 12-24-94