Mary Beth's Chilled Summertime Pea Soup

A delicious, creamy summer soup. This is very rich, serve in small portions. I have made this using regular sour cream and also light sour cream with good results either way.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 10 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen tiny peas, thawed
• 1 1⁄2 cups low sodium chicken broth
• 1  cup sour cream (plus extra for garnishing)
• 1  teaspoon salt, to taste
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Set aside a few peas to use as garnish.
2. In a blender, puree peas, broth, and 1 cup sour cream.
3. Strain through a mesh strainer, pressing with spoon to get all the liquid seived into a bowl, and discard remaining solids.
4. Season to taste with salt and pepper, adjusting with as much or as little as you prefer.
5. Chill well.
6. Serve garnished with a bit of the reserved whole peas, and if deisred a little drop of sour cream or even a swirl of heavy cream if desired.