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Creamy pea soup with watercress
Creamy pea soup with watercress is one perfect healthy soup that you can enjoy any time of the day. The peppery watercress brings maximum flavor to this rich, smooth soup which makes the soup great in small portions. Watercress is an excellent source of iron. When choosing any salad leaves, look for fresh and crisp ones reject any wilted or discolored greens. The following recipe will serve four and will take about 15 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients
- 450g shelled fresh peas or frozen peas
- 120g watercress
- 115g butter
- 150ml milk
- 100ml chicken or vegetable stock
- some salt and ground black pepper for seasoning
Method
1 Pour the stock into a pan and bring it almost to boil, Remove any large stalks from the watercress and add the watercress to the pan and simmer gently for 2 to 3 minutes, until tender.
2 Add butter into the pan and the shelled peas. Increase the heat to medium and simmer for 3-4 minutes, or until the peas become tender (if using frozen peas means it will take about 10 minutes).
4 Remove the pan from heat and pour the soup into a food processor and process to a smooth puree.
5 Return the smooth puree to the pan and bring back to boil. Add the milk and stir well. Taste and adjust seasoning. Your delicious creamy pea soup with watercress is ready to be served .
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Reeni | June 28, 2009 at 7:34 pm |
This looks creamy and delicious, Nora! I bet it would be wonderful with fresh peas from my garden!
Angie's Recipes | June 28, 2009 at 7:41 pm |
I am not really a big soup drinker, but WATERCRESS! I miss those greens so much!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie | June 28, 2009 at 9:04 pm |
This sounds like a great recipe! I love your addition of watercress to the creamy pea soup, it must really add a refreshing dimension and the soup sounds absolutely delicious with it!
donna | June 29, 2009 at 11:43 am |
This sounds like a bowl of bliss to me. Absolutely refreshing and delicious!
The Duo Dishes | June 29, 2009 at 5:45 pm |
Mmmm, the watercress is nice for color and nutrients.
Erica | June 29, 2009 at 11:08 pm |
I love soups! In Colombia soups are part of the daily diet. That recipe looks amazing!
Faith | June 29, 2009 at 11:28 pm |
This sounds creamy and delicious! It sounds like the perfect light meal for hot summer months. I’m definitely going to try this!
foodcreate | June 30, 2009 at 1:21 pm |
Wow! Mouthwatering Watercress Tasty Soup!
Thanks for sharing your recipe:)
Have a Great Tuesday:)
Gera @ SweetsFoods | July 1, 2009 at 9:01 pm |
Oh my gosh! A creamy and sublime soup …must taste super
Cheers!
Gera
elra | July 2, 2009 at 5:42 am |
Love watercrest! Sounds delicius added to this pea soup.
doggybloggy | July 2, 2009 at 2:21 pm |
nutritional, creamy, delicious – what more could you ask for….
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella | July 3, 2009 at 2:21 pm |
That looks nice and creamy but not with a lot of cream which is good!
nora | July 4, 2009 at 8:32 am |
thank you all, really appreciate the lovely comments
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Hélène | July 6, 2009 at 10:38 pm |
This looks so creamy and delicious!
Soma | July 6, 2009 at 11:01 pm |
I have never tried soup with watercress. Sounds delicious!
Rosa | July 8, 2009 at 12:51 pm |
A delightful soup! A very interesting use of watercress!
Cheers,
Rosa
unconfidentialcook | July 8, 2009 at 5:07 pm |
What a lovely summery soup! Perfect for a first course, or a light lunch with a salad.
Sophie | July 12, 2009 at 2:41 pm |
Your soup looks georgous! I adore watercress combined with peas: it is so yummie!
Sophia | July 13, 2009 at 3:01 am |
Oh I’ve made soup like this before! I LOVe it with a dollop of Greek yogurt swirled in…perfect and brilliantly green color!
pigpigcorner | August 2, 2009 at 12:35 pm |
Love creamy soups! Give me a bowl with some bread and I’m good to go!
theungourmet | August 28, 2009 at 6:16 am |
I have never had a soup with watercress! This looks so wonderful, I would love to try some!
grace | September 1, 2009 at 6:52 pm |
whoever said that pea soup had to be limited to split peas? this is outstanding, and its pale hue is just lovely.
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella | September 4, 2009 at 11:31 am |
I love watercress soup and I also love peas so I know I’d adore this!
grace | November 6, 2009 at 5:58 pm |
i’ve never quite understood why so many people turn up their noses at the notion of pea soup. it’s wonderful, and your version looks perfectly rich and creamy.
peachkins | November 24, 2009 at 12:07 am |
I love a good pea soup!
Margot | November 28, 2009 at 9:19 pm |
That is very interesting recipe. I must admit that I have never tried to cook watercress yet
Sounds really good with pea soup… I usually add a little bit of balsamic vinegar to my pea soup to give it more life
lisa (dandysugar) | December 19, 2009 at 5:43 pm |
This soup sounds wonderfully refreshing. I love peas and watercress. A beautiful dish.