Pea and roasted garlic soup

  • Portion size: Serves 3-4
  • Hands-on time 20 min, oven time 30 min
  • Difficulty: easy

Peas really are the bee’s knees – they’re rich in protein, fibre, iron and vitamins. The sweetness of this soup comes from pre-roasting the garlic, which mellows the flavour.

Need something speedier? How about our pea and mint soup, it’s ready in 20 minutes.

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Ingredients

  • 1 garlic bulb
  • 60ml cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra to serve
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 3 fresh thyme sprigs, leaves picked
  • 1 litre vegetable stock (see tip)
  • 500g fresh or frozen peas
  • 1 tbsp cider vinegar
  • Handful fresh parsley leaves, plus extra to garnish
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Method

  1. Heat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Cut the top off the garlic bulb, put on a baking tray and drizzle with 1 tbsp of the olive oil. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the remaining olive oil in a large saucepan over a medium heat, then cook the onion and thyme for 5 minutes. Add the stock, peas and vinegar, season with salt and freshly ground black pepper, then bring to the boil.
  3. Reduce the heat to low, then add the parsley and simmer gently, partially covered, for 5-10 minutes.
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  5. Remove from the heat, allow to cool slightly, then pour into a blender. Remove the garlic from the oven and squeeze the cloves out of their skins into the blender. Whizz until the soup is your preferred texture. Serve with parsley and a drizzle of oil.

Nutrition

  • 236kcals Calories
  • 13.3g (2.3g saturated) Fat
  • 11.1g Protein
  • 17.5g (4.9g sugars) Carbs
  • 9.2g Fibre
  • 1.5g Salt

Quick wins & tips

If you prefer a thicker pea soup, reduce the amount of stock to 800ml.

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Melanie Mason

Lovely soup. I served it with buttered walnut cob. Yum x

LaurenHoy

I love this recipe because it’s so quick to make tasty and healthy

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