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    Spring Pea Soup with Sour Cream


    Source of Recipe


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    Recipe Introduction


    4 Servings ( 1 Cup ); 4 Points per serving, Core recipe

    List of Ingredients




    4 cups shelled fresh peas (or thawed frozen peas)
    1 tablespoon olive oil
    1/2 cup chopped onions
    3 cloves garlic
    1 sprig fresh thyme, or a pinch dried
    1 Idaho potato
    2 cups chicken or vegetable stock, plus extra
    salt to taste
    freshly ground black pepper
    2 tablespoons non-fat sour cream



    Recipe



    1. Bring a pot of well salted water to a boil and prepare an ice bath. Blanch the peas in the boiling water until they are bright green and tender, about 2 minutes. Remove the peas and plunge them into the ice bath. When cool, drain and dry on paper towels. (Or thaw frozen peas.)
    2. In a sauce pot, cook the olive oil, onion, garlic and thyme with a pinch of salt and several twists of fresh pepper over medium heat until the onions begin to wilt, about 5 minutes. Add the chicken stock.

    3. Peel and dice the potato and add it to the pot. Cook, uncovered, until the potato is completely tender, about 20 minutes.

    4. If using fresh thyme, remove it now. Puree the potato mixture in a blender or food processor. Add the peas and puree. If necessary, add more chicken stock by the tablespoon until the consistency is pourable. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.

    5. Pour the soup into individual serving dishes and garnish with sour cream.

    Serving Size: about 1 cup

    Per Serving Calories 204, Carbohydrate 31 g, Fat 5 g, Fiber 9 g, Protein 11 g, Saturated Fat 1 g, Sodium 363 mg


 

 

 


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