Name: Spring pea, bacon and mint soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 25 gram unsalted butter; 8 rashers smoked back bacon, chopped; 2 leeks, chopped; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 500 gram fresh or frozen peas; 1 bunch mint leaves, roughly chopped; 1.2 litre chicken stock; flowering mint/chives, chopped cooked bacon, drizzle of cream and a few fresh peas, to garnish

Spring pea, bacon and mint soup

A garnish of flowering herbs and fresh peas makes this comfort-food favourite extra special.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

25M

Total

45M

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Ingredients

25 gram unsalted butter

8 rashers smoked back bacon, chopped

2 leeks, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

500 gram fresh or frozen peas

1 bunch mint leaves, roughly chopped

1.2 litre chicken stock

flowering mint/chives, chopped cooked bacon, drizzle of cream and a few fresh peas, to garnish

Method

1.Melt the butter in a deep saucepan and cook the bacon, leeks and garlic for 5 minutes, until softened.

2.Add the peas, mint and stock, bring to the boil, cover and simmer 20–25 minutes, until peas are tender.

3.Remove the pan from the heat and using a hand mixer push into the mixture to submerge then blend on speed moderate-high for approximately 1½ minutes, until smooth. Return to the heat and heat through.

4.Serve into warmed serving bowls and garnish with a swirl of cream, flowering herbs, bacon and peas.

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