Make the soup in advance, and simply reheat it when needed, even getting your bread topped and ready to toast ahead of time, too.
Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook
By Jamie Oliver
Pea soup
Roasted ham, stilton, honey & apple toasts
40 mins
Not Too Tricky
serves 6
About the recipe
This spectacular soup brings a bit of optimism into winter time. Heroing delicious roasted ham and cheeseboard leftovers, it also celebrates humble frozen peas, showing how easy it is to draw on your freezer for awesome meals.
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Ingredients
SOUP
1 onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 leek
2 sticks of celery
olive oil
900g frozen peas
1.75 litres organic chicken or veg stock
6 sprigs of fresh mint
extra virgin olive oil
optional: natural yoghurt or crème fraîche
TOASTS
6 slices of seeded wholemeal bread
160g leftover cooked smoked or Jerk ham (see page 44)
1 crunchy eating apple
50g Stilton cheese
20g mature Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon runny honey
4 sprigs of fresh rosemary
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