Creamy Watercress, Pea & Mint Soup
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Photo by Ty Mecham
- Serves
- 4
- Prep Time
- 10 Minutes
- Cook Time
- 15 Minutes
From Melissa Hemsley’s Eat Happy Cookbook: “Watercress is one of my favorite greens―delicious raw in salads or lightly cooked in soups and stews. Its pepperiness balances the sweetness of the peas in this really quick green soup. If you can’t get watercress, substitute with spinach, which you could keep in the freezer with the peas, to make this a great store cupboard and freezer standby. The cooked white beans (or any beans of your choice) add extra creaminess and make this soup really satisfying. If you like, you could add a swirl of Tahini Lemon Drizzle (recipe below) or Garlic Yoghurt. I love this soup with toasted Quick Quinoa Bread and butter.”
Ingredients
Creamy Watercress, Pea & Mint Soup
- 1 1/2 tablespoon butter or ghee
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1 400 g tin of white beans, drained and rinsed
- 600 milliliter stock/bone broth or water
- 300 gram frozen peas
- 200 gram watercress (leaves and stalks), plus extra to serve
- 1 handful fresh mint leaves, plus extra to serve
- 1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 pinch sea salt, more to taste
- 1 pinch black pepper, more to taste
- 1 splash extra-virgin olive oil, to serve
Tahini Lemon Drizzle
- 8 tablespoon tahini
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 250 milliliter warm water
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 pinch sea salt, more to taste
- 1 pinch black pepper, more to taste
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Directions
Instructions
- Step 1
Melt the butter in a wide saucepan, add the onion and fry over a medium heat for 6 minutes to soften. Add the garlic to cook for the last 30 seconds.
- Step 2
Add the beans and stock. Bring to a simmer over a medium-high heat and cook for 2 minutes. Add the frozen peas to cook for another minute.
- Step 3
Drop in the watercress and mint leaves, stir and remove from the heat―the green leaves will wilt in the hot liquid.
- Step 4
Add the lemon juice and some salt and pepper, then transfer to a blender, or use a hand-held blender, and whizz into a smooth, creamy soup. Taste for seasoning and serve with a drizzle of olive oil and some extra mint and watercress leaves.
- Step 5
For the lemon tahini drizzle: Whisk all of the ingredients together. Drizzle over each soup portion to your liking.