Name: Green pea soup with wood-smoked salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoon olive oil; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 1 small onion, finely diced; 2 tablespoon pine nuts; 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced; 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock*; 1/2 cup cream; 1 1/2 cup fresh or defrosted minted green peas; 100 gram mix baby spinach and kale leaves (or just use one or the other); small bunch parsley; sea salt; To serve; 1/2 cup crème fraîche; 200 gram wood-smoked salmon, flaked

Green pea soup with wood-smoked salmon

This gorgeous green pea soup recipe is the perfect foil for chilly days. Packed with green goodness and served with omega-3 rich wood-smoked salmon, this soup is best enjoyed with a dollop of crème fraîche

Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

35M

Total

45M

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Ingredients

2 tablespoon olive oil

1 clove garlic, chopped

1 small onion, finely diced

2 tablespoon pine nuts

2 large potatoes, peeled and diced

1 litre chicken or vegetable stock*

1/2 cup cream

1 1/2 cup fresh or defrosted minted green peas

100 gram mix baby spinach and kale leaves (or just use one or the other)

small bunch parsley

sea salt

To serve

1/2 cup crème fraîche

200 gram wood-smoked salmon, flaked

Method

1.Heat olive oil in a large pan and sauté garlic, onion and pine nuts for 2-3 minutes until soft and fragrant.

2.Add diced potato and stock and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until the potato is tender.

3.Add the cream, peas, spinach, kale and parsley, heat briefly then whizz with a stick blender until smooth and bright green. Season to taste with sea salt and cracked black pepper.

4.Serve soup with a dollop of crème fraîche, a few pieces of smoked salmon and a sprinkle of cracked black pepper.

Jo Wilcox