Minty Pea Soup with Lemon
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 6 servings.
This is one of our favorite St. Patrick's Day meals that also tastes great other times of the year. You can add cayenne or lemon pepper for a little kick. —Laura Wilhelm, West Hollywood, California
Ingredients
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1 pound fresh or frozen peas
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3 cups vegetable broth
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1 medium potato, peeled and chopped (about 1 cup)
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4 green onions, thinly sliced
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1 small lemon, quartered and seeded
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1 cup fresh mint leaves
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1 tablespoon garlic powder
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1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt
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Optional: Nonfat Greek yogurt, croutons and fresh mint leaves
Directions
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1.
In a Dutch oven, place peas, vegetable broth, potato, green onions and lemon. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove soup from heat; cool slightly. Remove lemon quarters, squeezing out excess juice into soup. Stir in mint, garlic powder and salt. Process in batches in a blender until smooth; return to pan and heat through.
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2.
If desired, garnish with nonfat Greek yogurt, croutons and fresh mint leaves.
Nutrition Facts
1 cup: 100 calories, 1g fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 583mg sodium, 19g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 5g fiber), 6g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.
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