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sweet pea soup with lemon-pepper cream

Ingredients For sweet pea soup with lemon-pepper cream

  • 3 Tbsp
    butter, unsalted
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1/2 c
    sour cream
  • CREAM INGREDIENTS
  • pinch
    pepper
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 8
    watercress, sprigs for garnish
  • 1
    watercress bunch
  • 10 oz
    peas, frozen
  • 1/2 tsp
    thyme, dried
  • 4 c
    chicken broth
  • 1 lg
    onion, chopped
  • 10 oz
    pear, firm-ripe, peeled, cored and chopped
  • 10 oz
    potatoes, peeled and cut in 1/4" dices
  • 1/2 tsp
    pepper

How To Make sweet pea soup with lemon-pepper cream

  • 1
    SOUP: In 4-quart dutch oven, melt butter.
  • 2
    Add potato, pear and onion; cook covered, over low heat, stirring often, 20 minutes, until potato is tender.
  • 3
    Add chicken broth and thyme; bring to a boil.
  • 4
    Reduce heat to low, cover; simmer 8 minutes.
  • 5
    Add peas and watercress; bring to boil.
  • 6
    Reduce heat; simmer 3 minutes.
  • 7
    In blender, puree in batches. Add salt and pepper.
  • 8
    LEMON-PEPPER CREAM; Whisk together ingredients.
  • 9
    To serve: Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls.
  • 10
    Serve hot, at room temperature or chilled; drizzle with lemon-pepper cream and garnish with watercress.

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