Soup Recipes > Winter Vegetable Soup

How to make winter vegetable soup:
A winter soup reminiscent of the summer combination of peas and mint.





Ingredients

1 cup dried peas, soaked overnight in cold water
2 tablespoons butter
1 level tablespoon flour
pinch of dried mint
2 leeks, cut into small pieces
1 large Spanish onion, peeled and sliced
rib of celery, cut into small pieces
1 quart bouillon
pinch of bicarbonate of soda
seasoning
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Method

- Put the soaked peas in a saucepan of boiling water.
- Add a good pinch of bicarbonate of soda.
- Boil until quite tender.
- Strain off the water and place peas in blender then liquidize.
- Put the puree peas in a saucepan with the bouillon, mint, onion, leeks and celery.
- Season if necessary.
- Simmer until the vegetables are tender, about 20 minutes.
- Rub the butter and flour to a paste and stir it in to the soup.
- Simmer for 10 minutes and serve.