SUMMER HAM & PEA BROTH

Summer ham & pea broth image

This smart soup doesn't require any cooking- just pour hot water over stock, grains and lots of delicious green vegetables

Provided by Sarah Cook

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

250g pouch ready-to-eat mixed grains (we used Merchant Gourmet Wholesome Mix)
200g frozen pea
small bunch mint , leaves picked
2 spring onions , whites and greens separated and thinly sliced
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp golden caster sugar
½ vegetable stock cube
140g piece of ham , or thick slices, trimmed of any fat and shredded or finely chopped
big handful pea shoots

Steps:

Heat the grains in the microwave following pack instructions. Put the peas in a sieve and pour over boiling water.
Put 50g of the peas, most of the mint leaves, the spring onion whites, vinegar, sugar and stock cube in a food processor, and blend to a smooth paste, adding a little water if you need to. Divide between 2 soup or pasta bowls.
Divide the remaining peas, hot grains and ham between the bowls and pour over enough boiling water to almost fill the bowls. Stir and leave for 2 mins to heat through.
Stir in the spring onion greens and remaining mint leaves, season well with pepper and top with some pea shoots.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 436 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 43 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 7 grams sugar, Fiber 10 grams fiber, Protein 32 grams protein, Sodium 3.4 milligram of sodium