Back! Spring Soup.

Yes, we've been very bad not updating our blog for so long. Since September a lot has happened and it's been quite an eventful year. The blog sort of stopped when I started looking for a house and was busy with all the arrangements and never picked it back up. We moved in together in February and have been having a great time decorating and occupying ourselves otherwise, that all the lovely things we've made have gone un-photographed. 

I've been meaning to upload something exciting lately and since I've been home sick today with a bit of a chill and some extra time to make lunch, a VERY quick pea and mint soup materialised from the stove! I was surprised at how delicious it was considering it took less than 15 minutes and uses only a handful of ingredients.

Pea & Mint Soup

for 2 large portions

· 1 cup frozen peas (ssshhhhh)

· 1 small onion

· 1 1/2 - 2 cups water

· white pepper to taste

· salt to taste

· 1/2 cup liquid whipping cream or milk 

· 10 mint leaves or more!

Quarter and roughly chop the onion and sautée it in 1tbsp of olive oil until it is soft and translucent. Pour in your peas and sautée them another 2 minutes to get them coated in oil. Salt and pepper the peas and onions to your liking and pour in the water, let this cook for 5 - 10 minutes which you stir it around. After said time, take a hand blender to the soup and purée it until there are no chunks left, when the soup is completely green and radioactive looking (!) place your mint leaves in and slowly pour the cream or milk while you attempt to blend the mint leaves to little green bits. You don't want to cook the mint leaves as it will be too strong a flavour and what you want is fresh and light. Your soup is now done and enormously delicious! I would totally serve it to guests too.

Bon appetite!

Martina