Minted French Pea Soup
Ooo la la! This soup is so fresh and yummers! Yes, yummers IS a word. My dearest friend, Jeanne, who lived with us for a while coined it. And she used it A LOT when she ate my food. Haha. Anyway. This soup. It’s a knockoff of a recipe from Dr. Fuhrman. I changed it up a bit. I add spinach to the blended ingredients instead of leaving the leave whole. And sometimes I leave out the dates. But it’s really good with the dates. It rounds out the flavors really well.
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Ingredients
10 ounces frozen green peas
1 small onion or medium-large sized shallot, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
3 TBS soup base seasoning (I used Vogue Seasoning Base)
3 cups water (or you can use veggie stock instead of using the seasoning base)
1 bunch fresh mint leaves (about 1/2 cup tightly-packed)
3 dates, pitted
1/2 cup raw cashews
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about one large lemon)
2 cups baby spinach
garnish of your choice (see notes)
Method
Simmer peas, shallot and garlic in a little water for about 7 minutes.
Pour pea mixture and all remaining ingredients (except the garnish) into a high powered blender. Blend until smooth and creamy (see notes).
Add love! 💗
Transfer to a pot to warm on the stove OR, if you have a Vitamix, just let it run for a few minutes to warm it,
Pour into bowls and garnish.
Serves 4. Enjoy!
Notes
You really need a good blender for this (and SO MANY other recipes when you are plant-based)! Vitamix is the best and well worth the investment.
You can garnish this soup with chives, parsley, or for an extra special presentation, pea shoots!
