Chilled Pea Soup

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This chilled pea soup is perfect for spring, and one of my favorite appetizers for entertaining. This soup is cold, refreshing, slightly sweet, and creamy with a hint of bright lemon. I enjoy this recipe for entertaining because it is designed to be made ahead and gives you more time to focus on making the other courses on the day of your gathering. This is a guest favorite that is easily accommodatable to just about any diet, and is vegan by simply ensuring you use vegetable stock instead of chicken stock. This soup is equally as good with fresh or frozen peas so feel free to use what’s available. These sophisticated flavors will impress any dinner guest, and don’t worry I promise you can’t taste the avocado.   

Chilled Pea Soup

Serves 4
Prep: 10 min                                                                                                                                                           
Cooking : 20 min
Chilling: 3 hours                                                                                                                                                                                           Total: 3 hours 30 min 
Beginner

Ingredients:

2 Tbsp. olive oil/ ghee

1 Small yellow onion, diced 

2 Shallots, diced 

3 Cups vegetable or chicken stock

3 Cups peas, fresh or frozen

⅓ Cup Coconut cream, no thickeners (plus extra for topping) 

1 Medium avocado, halved and pitted 

3 Tbsp. lemon juice 

1 Bunch chives, sliced 

Salt, TT
Black pepper, TT 

      Method Of Prep:

  1. Gather and prep ingredients.
  2. Heat a medium size pan, and add in olive oil or ghee.
  3. After it has heated up, add in onions and shallots. Sauté for 8-10 minutes or until translucent.
  4. Add in stock and bring to a simmer.
  5. Add in peas and continue to simmer for 5-10 minutes (depending if they are frozen or fresh) or until the peas are cooked through.
  6. Remove from heat and set aside.
  7. Set up your high-speed blender with the standard attachment blade.
  8. Add in the hot pea soup mix, coconut cream, avocado, and lemon juice.
  9. Blend until smooth. Season to taste, and transfer into a large bowl to chill in the fridge.
  10. Chill the soup for at least three hours to ensure it is nice and cold.
  11. When ready to serve, ladle into bowls and top with a drizzle of coconut cream and chives. Bon Appetit!

                                                            

Nutrition Facts: 
Calories- 377
Carbs- 28.7 g
Fat- 28.5 g
Protein- 7.9 g