Best 6 Simple Healthy Green Pea Soup Recipes

SIMPLE HEALTHY GREEN PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Saute onion in hot butter until golden and translucent, about 10 minutes. Stir garlic into onions and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir peas and dill into onion mixture and pour in enough chicken broth to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until hot, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir milk into soup.
• Puree soup with an immersion blender or pour pea soup into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

GREEN PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot, heat the olive oil over moderately-low heat. Add the onion, cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the broth, tarragon, salt and a few turns of freshly ground black pepper and bring to a boil. Add the peas and cook just until defrosted.
• In a blender, puree the soup in 2 batches until very smooth. If serving hot, return the soup to the pot and bring just to a simmer. If serving cold, transfer to the refrigerator to chill. Ladle into bowls. Stir the yogurt so that it is smooth and top each serving with a swirl of yogurt.

BRIGHT-GREEN PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot, heat the olive oil over low heat. Add the shallots and cook, covered, until they are soft and translucent. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes.
• Add the peas and simmer 10 minutes more for fresh peas and 4 minutes for frozen, or until the peas are just heated through and still vibrant.
• Puree the mixture in a blender and pour through a wide-mesh strainer into a bowl set in a larger bowl filled with ice and cold water. Stir until cool to the touch.
• Stir in the yogurt and season with salt and pepper. Divide among 4 chilled soup bowls and garnish with sprigs of tarragon.

EASY GREEN PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Saute the onions and garlic in butter using a medium-sized pot. Add salt to encourage sweating.
• Once everything looks wilty, mix in the dried herbs and add the broth. Simmer on medium for about 5 minutes or so.
• Add the frozen peas and let the soup cook through for about 5 minutes.
• Add sour cream or yogurt, if using.
• Blend with an immersion blender, taste and adjust seasonings, if necessary.
• Sprinkle with a bit of nutmeg and serve in bowls.
• For Vegetarian omit the chicken broth and use Vegetable broth.

GREEN PEA SOUP ( WITH DRIED PEAS)

Steps:

• Place the soaked peas in a pan, cover with the water, bring to the boil .
• Add the remaining ingredients and simmer until the peas are tender.
• remove the ham hock, bayleaf and carrot and liquidise.
• Correct seasoning.
• Croutons:
• Toss the cubed bread with the remaining ingredients in a frying pan until they get lightly browned.

SLOW-COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine all ingredients. Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours or until peas are tender.Freeze Option: Freeze cooled soup in freezer containers. To use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator. Heat through in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally.