Best Green Pea Vichyssoise Recipes

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Yield Serves 6 to 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 cups chopped leeks (white and pale green parts only) 1 garlic clove, chopped
1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes, peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
4 1/2 cups (or more) canned low-salt chicken broth
1 10-ounce package frozen peas
1 cup whipping cream
Additional whipping cream
Fresh chives

Steps:

Melt butter in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add leeks; sauté 3 minutes. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Add potatoes and 4 1/2 cups broth; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer until potatoes are very tender, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes. Add peas; cover and continue cooking until just tender, about 5 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup in blender. Transfer to bowl. Cool slightly. Chill uncovered until cold, then cover and chill. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.)
Mix 1 cup cream into soup. Thin soup with more broth, if desired. Season soup to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into bowls. Drizzle with additional cream and garnish with chives.

Green Pea Vichyssoise image

Provided by Lorraine of AZ

Categories Vegetable

Time 20m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 medium onion, chopped
1 teaspoon olive oil
3 cups chicken broth
3/4 teaspoon dried tarragon (optional)
1/2 teaspoon salt
black pepper
1 large russet potato, peeled and chopped
1 (16 ounce) package frozen peas
plain nonfat yogurt (to garnish)

Steps:

In a large saucepot, saute the onion in the olive oil 5 minutes. Add the broth, seasonings, and potato. Bring to a boil and coook until potato is tender, about 10 minutes. Add the peas and cook 5 minutes longer.
Puree the soup. You may use an immersion or regular blender to do this or a food mill. If using the immersion blender I prefer to strain the soup to take out the pea coverings using a fine sieve. The food mill does this for you.
To serve: Soup may be served hot or cold. Top each serving with a swirrl of plain non-fat yogurt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 139.1, Fat 1.8, SaturatedFat 0.4, Sodium 653.2, Carbohydrate 23.2, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 5.4, Protein 7.8