PEA SOUP WITH CRèME FRAîCHE
Categories Soup/Stew Blender Potato Low Fat Vegetarian Quick & Easy Lunch Pea Spring Healthy Sour Cream Simmer Gourmet Pescatarian Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes 6 servings (about 8 cups)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cook shallots in oil in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 2 minutes. Add potato and salt and cook, stirring, 2 minutes. Add water and simmer, covered, until potato is tender, about 15 minutes. Add peas and simmer, uncovered, 2 minutes.
- Purée in batches in a blender (use caution when blending hot liquids), then force through a very fine sieve into a saucepan. Reheat soup and season with salt and pepper.
- Drizzle servings with crème fraîche.
MUSHROOM AND LEEK SOUP
A rich, easy soup, using just a few ingredients. If you can't find leeks, just use green onions.
Provided by Ruth
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large pot over medium high heat, saute the mushrooms and leeks in the butter or margarine and olive oil until tender. Add the sherry and reduce liquid by half.
- Then add the beef broth, water and ground black pepper. Bring to a boil and add the pasta. Boil gently for 10 minutes, or until the pasta is tender. Garnish with sliced mushrooms if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 182.3 calories, Carbohydrate 19.6 g, Cholesterol 5.9 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 6.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 1232.8 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
MUSHROOM AND LEEK SOUP
Categories Soup/Stew Mushroom Quick & Easy Lunch Leek White Wine Fall Gourmet Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes about 3 cups, serving 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut leeks into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. In a large bowl of cold water wash leeks well and lift from water into a colander to drain. Thinly slice mushrooms. In a 3-quart saucepan heat butter over moderately high heat until foam subsides and sauté leeks, stirring, 5 minutes. Add mushrooms and sauté, stirring, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and mushrooms begin to brown. Add wine and boil 1 minute. Add broth and salt and pepper to taste and simmer 2 minutes.
- Serve soup sprinkled with chives.
FRESH PEA SOUP WITH MINT AND CREME FRAICHE
Provided by Food Network
Time 45m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a soup pot melt butter and add onion, celery, leek, salt, and pepper. Cook vegetables for 5 minutes until translucent. Add curry powder and cook 2 minutes. In cheesecloth, combine bay leaf and thyme and tie to form an herb sachet. Add sachet of herbs to vegetables. Have stock simmering in saucepan. Add hot stock to vegetables, boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes. Add peas and simmer for additional 10 minutes.
- Remove sachet of herbs and discard. With immersion blender, puree soup (or puree with care in batches in a conventional standing blender). Return soup and pot to heat, add creme fraiche, being careful not to allow soup to boil, reheat. Add mint and serve.
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