Pea Pesto and Rocket Soup
 
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A vibrant, easy to boil together soup that can be made in minutes. Enjoyed as a canape, starter or main course with a fresh chunk of artisan bread.
Marissa:
Recipe type: Soups
Cuisine: Italian
Servings: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 300ml water
  • 1 vegetable stock cube
  • +-250ml milk (to finish the soup)
  • 375g frozen petit pois
  • 2 spring onions chopped
  • ½ lime or lemon juiced
  • 4x15ml teaspoons fresh pesto or to taste
  • ½ packet of fresh rocket (washed)
  • Optional:
  • 2 tablespoons cornflour diluted in ⅓ cup of water
  • Season to taste
Method
  1. In a medium pot add the water, add peas, spring onion, and lime juice to the pot let everything bubble for 5-7 minutes.
  2. Spoon in the pesto and add the rocket to the pea and water mixture, stir until the rocket wilts and the pesto is thoroughly mixed this will take a minute or so.
  3. With a stick blender or in a blender, process the soup until your desired texture, smooth or chunky.
  4. Add the soup back to the pot and add the milk or coconut milk for vegans, little by little to the pea mixture, until the soup is at the thickness that you enjoy.
  5. Serve with a chunk of bread, cheese straws or pop in a thermos for a lunch on the run.
Tips
Optional:
You can use a small red or white onion if you don't have spring onions.
Vegan Soup
Thin the soup with a can of coconut milk.
Use a vegan stock cube.
Soup Thickness
Add 2 Tablespoons cornflour diluted in ⅓ cup of water if you prefer a thicker soup, stir for a further 3 minutes or until the soup has thickened and if you taste a little the flour isn't floury.
Recipe by Marissa's Recipes & Ideas at https://www.marissa.co/pea-pesto-and-rocket-soup/