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Cold Sweet Pea Soup with Savoury Mint Sorbet

This soup would actually be perfect for a summer dinner party because it's elegant and chic, but is completely make ahead- no need to even reheat!
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 24 minutes
Total Time 44 minutes
Servings 6 people
Calories 267kcal

Ingredients

Sorbet:

  • 1 cup of fresh lemon juice (about 4 lemons worth)
  • 2 1/2 cups of water
  • 1 cup of sugar
  • 1 1/2 cups packed of mint , roughly chopped (about 3 bunches of mint )

Soup:

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion , diced
  • 2 garlic cloves , minced
  • ~2 1/2 lbs of frozen sweet peas
  • About 6 cups of low sodium vegetable or chicken stock
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves , roughly chopped
  • 2/3 cup heavy cream
  • Salt and pepper to tasteCreme Fraiche , for garnish
  • Pea Sprouts , for garnish

Instructions

Sorbet:

  • Combine the lemon juice, water and sugar in a small saucepot over medium high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer until the sugar has dissolved, about 7-10 minutes.
  • Toss into the blender with the mint and puree until very smooth.
  • Transfer everything to a contain and allow to cool in the fridge until very cold, at least 2 hours.
  • When ready to process in the ice cream maker, strain the mixture through a chinois and into the prepared ice cream maker. Process according to manufacturers instructions, then transfer to a container and freeze until frozen.

Soup:

  • Heat a large stockpot over medium high heat with the butter and oil. Add in the onion, and garlic and stir until softened, about 4 minutes.
  • Add in the peas, and stock, cover, and allow to cook until the peas are warmed through and slightly softened, about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat, then add in the mint leaves.
  • Transfer to a blender and puree until very smooth (you will likely need to do this in batches). You can add a little of the cream to help it along if needed.
  • Strain the pea mixture through a fine chinois to discard of the pea pulp (you can eat this separately, it's very tasty) and into a large bowl.
  • If you haven't already used all of the cream, add the rest now (or to your own discretion if you want a lighter soup). Then season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and refrigerate until very cold, at least 2-3 hours.

Assembly

  • When ready to serve, ladel some of the soup into bowls.
  • Add a dollop or two of creme fraiche.
  • Create a quinelle of sorbet by scooping it up with a big spoon, then scraping it out of the spoon with another spoon and repeating back and forth until you get a oval like shape. Drop on top of the creme fraiche.
  • Garnish with a few fresh pea shoots.

Nutrition

Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 59mg | Potassium: 167mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 1030IU | Vitamin C: 21.9mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 0.8mg