Best Green Garlic And English Pea Soup Sips Recipes

Romesco Chilled Soup Sips image

Provided by Food Network

Time 30m

Yield 10 to 20 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup almonds, roasted
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
4 roasted red peppers
6 cloves garlic
4 tablespoons tomato paste
2 1/2 tablespoons paprika
1 teaspoon cayenne
5 cups vegetable or chicken stock
1 cup olive oil
2 teaspoons salt

Steps:

In a blender, place the almonds, vinegar, bell peppers, garlic, tomato paste, paprika, cayenne, and 1 cup of the stock. Puree until smooth. While pureeing, drizzle in the olive oil and slowly add the remaining stock. Depending on the size of your blender, you may have to do this in batches. Add the salt and chill. Serve in shot glasses and decorate with skewered vegetables (green or black olives, cooked baby potatoes, sugar snap peas, radishes, baby tomatoes).

English Pea Soup with Lobster, Shrimp and Crabmeat image

Provided by Food Network

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup onions, minced
Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups English blanched peas
1 tarragon sprig
1 chervil sprig
1 mint sprig
4 tablespoons lobster meat, diced
4 tablespoons crabmeat, picked
4 tablespoons shrimp, cooked and diced
4 (1-inch) square pieces cheese toast

Steps:

Place the oil into a saucepan over a low heat, add the onions and stir, season to taste with salt and pepper, add 1/2 cup chicken stock. Slowly cook until translucent, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Place the onions, peas, chicken stock in a blender for 30 seconds. Season to taste with salt and pepper and add the tarragon, chervil, and mint sprigs. Blend until silky smooth (approximately 4 minutes). Adjust the seasoning to taste. Divide the soup into 4 cups, artfully present the condiments in a separate dish. Serve immediately.