Green Pea and Roasted Pear Soup

A vibrantly-colored soup with a unique flavor of green peas, roasted pears, mint and is creamy in texture, flavored with, mixed herbs.

Preparation Time: 05 minutes

Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Serves-4

Ingredients and Quantity:

Frozen peas-02 cups

Pears, peeled, cored, cubed and oven roasted-01 no. small

Vegetable Stock-1 ½ cups

Water-as required

Onion, chopped-01 small

Garlic-02 cloves

Mint, fresh- 10 sprigs

Parsley fresh- 1/4^th bunch

Mixed Herbs, dried – ½  tsp.

Extra virgin Olive oil-1/4 th tbsp.

Salt-To taste

Black pepper powder-1/4^th tsp.

For the Garnish:

Fresh cream-10 ml.

Green peas, blanched-20 gm.

Black pepper powder- a pinch

Mixed Herbs, dried- ¼ th tsp

Method:

1. In a saucepan heat the oil add onion and garlic, cook over medium-low heat for 5 minutes, until softened, do not brown.
2. Add the vegetable stock and water and boil.
3. Add the peas, roasted pears and cook for 5 minutes, until the peas are very tender. Remove the saucepan from the flame, add fresh herbs, dried mixed herbs, salt, pepper, and adjust for seasonings.
4. Puree the mixture till smooth and creamy. Adjust consistency and seasoning if required.
5. Serve hot, warm or even chilled as desired, drizzled with fresh cream, green peas and sprinkled with black pepper powder and dried herbs.