summer pea and watercress soup

servings
6 - 8

method

Delicious and refreshing, it's ideal for sunny days.

Heat a large saucepan and pour in a little olive oil. Throw in the chopped onion and celery. Turn the heat down and cook very gently with the lid on for 10 minutes, or until the onion has softened, but not browned.

Add the potato and stock and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes or until the potato is cooked. Next, drop in the peas and watercress and simmer for a further 5 minutes until the peas are cooked.

Remove the pan from the heat. Whizz the soup with a hand blender, or in a liquidizer, until smooth. Taste, then season with salt and pepper.

Serve the soup with a spoonful of sour cream swirled in, a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and some crusty bread and butter.

Tip: You can use frozen peas – just simmer them in the stock a couple of minutes

ingredients

• olive oil
• 1 onion, peeled and chopped
• 2 sticks of celery, trimmed and chopped
• 1 medium potato, peeled and cubed
• 2 liters chicken vegetable stock, preferably organic
• 500g fresh peas, podded
• 2 x 100g bags of watercress, washed and spun dry
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 142ml tub of sour cream
• extra virgin olive oil

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1. by rebecca barnes on Mon 21 May 2012 @ 12:43

i normally <3 cooking your recipies for my imajinary husband and he normally likes them but he left his soup he must of not liked it now he will be anoyed and we might get a imajinairy devorce ! dun dun duuuunnn !!! love rebecca barnes from happy land antartica !xox

2. by Carol Osorio on Tue 01 May 2012 @ 18:31

Is it a vegetarían dish? It has Chichen soup.

3. by haadim mauthoor on Sat 10 Sep 2011 @ 12:38

thanks,i actually needed to make food for a convalescent in my exam of food an nutrition.hope i get good marks!!!!

4. by kate on Mon 08 Aug 2011 @ 17:09

really enjoyed your green pea and mint soup in your cafe in brighton, would love the recipe. please could you write a book about cooking for one.

5. by Deirdre on Sun 03 Jul 2011 @ 19:55

Vegetarian summer pea and watercress soup........ WITH CHICKEN VEGETABLE STOCK? ...........love you, but not the meat. Rock on the next revolution with Morrisey, Jamie!!!

6. by charlotte on Sun 03 Jul 2011 @ 17:20

pea soup makes it sound wrong but it sounds cool.....i will give it a try! :)

7. by Lolasmom on Tue 21 Jun 2011 @ 17:23

Delicious!! Best ever pea soup!

8. by Cristina Guerra on Thu 16 Jun 2011 @ 15:31

May I leave a suggestion? Add a tea spoon of sugar when cooking the peas. You'll love it, Jamie.

9. by Nina Fryer on Mon 06 Jun 2011 @ 14:19

Thanks Jamie for delicious testing soup , keep up the good work in USA , you are doing a great job love xxx

10. by Laura on Mon 06 Jun 2011 @ 13:55

I don't mean to be THAT person, but it is not vegetarian if it is made with chicken stock.

11. by Jens on Mon 06 Jun 2011 @ 11:20

all good summer dishes can be cooked with vegetables from the good markets. I really like the pea soup you've put out there and get it regularly. I would like to become more inspired to make more cold meals, preferably from the Italian kitchen. Thanks in advance. Just one more thing. add some garlic croutons to pea soup and it's like the angels sing :-) Best regards Jens from Denmark

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