Chilled Fresh Pea and Lettuce Soup

Submitted by Alia55

"Wonderful for hot summer days."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 leeks, finely chopped (white part only)
• 1⁄2 head iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 4 cups fresh peas, shelled
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 1⁄4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 teaspoon fresh tarragon
• 1 teaspoon dried chervil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• salt
• 1 cup whipping cream

directions

1. In soup pot or large saucepan, melt butter.
2. Add leeks and cook until tender but not brown.
3. Stir in lettuce and cook until wilted.
4. Add peas and combine well.
5. Add stock, parsley, tarragon, chervil, pepper and just a sprinkling of salt.
6. Bring mixture to a boil; reduce heat and cover and cook until peas are tender, about 30 minutes.
7. Puree soup in a blender.
8. Chill thoroughly.
9. Stir in cream.
10. Taste and adjust seasoning.
11. Adjust consistency with additional stock or cream if necessary.

Reviews

[karen in tbay]

We had tried a lettuce pea soup at a local restaurant and I needed to use up a glut of leftover salad greens from a wedding. I used onion instead of leek, way more lettuce (mixed with red cabbage, carrots) and frozen peas. No dried chervil. Delish