PrintDinner Tonight: Easy Pea Soup
I was thumbing through Nigella Lawson’s How to Eat, when I came across a sentence that immediately caught my eye. As soon as I got to the soup section, before any actual recipes were listed, she details how the make the “the quickest and best soup you can make.” It has five ingredients. It takes all of about four minutes to complete.
I was so caught up in the convenience that I didn’t really notice she was talking about pea soup. It’s not something I’m usually clamoring for, but it was unbelievably easy and surprisingly tasty. I’d definitely make this again, though I’d probably fiddle with some additions. I added a little shot of balsamic vinegar for some sweetness to make it even more delectable.
Of course, this is nothing compared to Batali’s latest post. Did you all read that? That’s dinner tomorrow night.
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
Olive oil
Parmesan cheese
Procedure
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 toward the end.
3. Pour in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, and pour a little bit of olive oil on top. Grate or sprinkle some Parmesan cheese over.
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6 Comments:
What do you do with the parmesan? Grate it on top after it's cooked?
Peasantwench at 5:03PM on 09/14/07
how much balsamic? a tablespoon?
ceforrester at 5:05PM on 09/14/07
Peasantwench, ceforrester: Grate parm on top after it's cooked; a tablespoon of balsamic vinegar should suffice. According to Nick, it's optional.
Adam Kuban at 5:35PM on 09/14/07
I saw this recipe about 20 minutes ago. Threw some stock in a pot to boil...added the peas. While that cooked, I did the dishes in the sink. When the peas were warmed through, pureed with the balsamic. Topped it with the cheese and EVOO...and now I'm sitting on my patio with a bowl of delicious soup and a glass of wine. What a wonderful recipe - thank you so much.
runningwithtweezers at 7:29PM on 09/15/07
ok seriously, that segue into batali's recipe was not graceful.
i8alot at 8:08PM on 09/15/07
make this only if u really, really luv peas; otherwise, u'll be seriously pea'd out. i added 2 tablespoons of balsamic, red pepper, and tons of parmesan.
bionicgrrl at 9:46PM on 09/16/07