Sweet Green Pea Soup

Larger View

Sweet Green Pea Soup

Not rated yet
Close Click to add your rating. Saving... Error Saving
Quick Rating

Perfect if you or someone in your family has been placed on a salt-restricted diet. Using the liquid in the can- no salt added!- ensures you capture all of the sweet pea flavour.

Tags: Intermediate, 30 mins, Soups & Stews, Vegetables, President's Choice Blue Menu, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Vegetarian
Serves: 4
Skill level: Intermediate
Prep time: 15  minutes
Cooking time: 18  minutes
Total: 33  minutes

Additional Information

Ingredients

2 tsp (10 mL) PC 100% Pure Safflower Oil
1 onion, diced
1 stalk celery, chopped
1 can (398 mL) PC Blue Menu Small Sweet Tender Peas
3 green onions, chopped
1 1/2 cups (375 mL) water
2 tsp (10 mL) ground PC Seafood Seasoning Grinder
2 cups (500 mL) packed PC Organics Baby Spinach
1/4 cup (50 mL) PC Blue Menu Finesse Plain Yogurt

Instructions

  1. In medium saucepan, heat oil over medium-low heat. Stir in onions and celery. Cover and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until softened.
  2. Stir in peas with liquid, green onions, water and grinder. Cover and bring to a boil. Lower heat to simmer; cook covered for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in spinach. Carefully pour half of the hot mixture into blender. Cover blender. Holding blender lid with a kitchen towel, pulse blender on and off five times, then blend on HIGH for 1 minute. Transfer to bowl or clean saucepan. Repeat with other half of soup.
  3. Pour into four warmed soup bowls. Top each serving with a dollop of yogurt; swirl into soup. If desired, garnish with fresh chives and serve with PC Blue Menu Whole Grain Baguette.

 

Chef's Tips

In the summer, serve this soup chilled.

Nutritional Information

Per 1 cup (250 mL) serving:
Calories 90 Cal
Fat 2.5 g
Sodium 85 mg
Carbohydrate 13 g
Fibre 3 g
Protein 4 g
Source of fibre