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Velouté de petit-pois à la menthe

Pea and Mint Soup Recipe

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Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Total Time:20 minutes
Course: Soup, Starter
Cuisine: French
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 300 g fresh or frozen peas
  • 1 small fresh onion
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 40 cl water
  • 5 mint leaves
  • 2 tablespoons cream
  • 1 pinch Espelette pepper
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Shell the peas if you are using fresh ones. Roughly chop the onion and put it with the peas in a saucepan, add the olive oil and salted water.
  • When the water is simmering, cook over medium heat for 10 minutes.
  • Add the mint leaves, pepper, then mix everything finely.
  • Add the cream and a pinch of pepper.
  • You can serve hot or cold as you wish, for us it was iced so we could prepare it in advance... and it's delicious!