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Pea and Lemon Soup with Mint

AI-written · not yet kitchen-tested

Add mint only when blending. Lemon juice dulls the green color during long hot holding, so serve immediately.

  • Serves 4
  • Prep 10 min
  • Cook 15 min
  • Total 25 min
  • easy
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This recipe was written with AI assistance and has not yet been kitchen-tested. Check quantities and times as you cook, and follow safe core temperatures for meat, poultry, fish and eggs.

Ingredients

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  • 700 g (1.5 lb) frozen peas
  • 100 g (3.5 oz) onion
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 900 ml (3 3/4 cup) water
  • 8 g (0.28 oz) mint leaves
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tsp salt

Method

  1. Finely dice the onion. Wash and dry the mint leaves and keep the peas frozen until needed.
  2. Soften onion in oil for 5 minutes. Add water and salt, bring to a boil, stir in peas and simmer gently for 10 minutes.
  3. Once peas are tender, blend them finely with mint. Stir in lemon juice afterward and portion the soup immediately.

Tip: Untested: check tenderness and thickness on your own stove. Quantities are intended for four servings and have not been measured in practice.