Name: Pea and Pesto Soup - Nigella Lawson
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 cups boiling water; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 3 cups frozen peas; 1/2-1 teaspoon lime juice; 2 scallions; 4 tablespoons prepared basil pesto

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Pea and Pesto Soup - Nigella Lawson created by sdowswell

From Nigella Lawson's "Nigella Express" episode "On The Run"

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ingredients

3 cups boiling water
¹⁄₂ teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups frozen peas
¹⁄₂ - 1 teaspoon lime juice
2 scallions
4 tablespoons prepared basil pesto

directions

Combine water, salt, peas, lime juice and scallions in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook until peas are tender, 3-5 minutes. Remove scallions and discard.
Transfer soup to a blender. Add pesto and process until smooth. Serve hot.

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review by JenPo

2/12/2011

We generally make Nigella's "Slime Soup" (pea and parmesan) and I thought this would be a nice alternative. I think it could be improved upon by substituting the pesto for fresh basil and a little stock and maybe sprinkling toasted pine nuts on top.

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2/27/2010

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review by sdowswell

2/27/2010

I wanted to like this, and it's okay. It definitely is easy to make, but it is totally lacking in... something. I think the prefab pesto muddied up the flavours, which seemed generally flat. It's a good start, but will take some tinkering to make truly delicious.

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creation by DrGaellon

8/18/2008

From Nigella Lawson's "Nigella Express" episode "On The Run"