Chilled English Pea-mint Soup

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups buttermilk (homemade, if possible)
• 4 cups peas, shelled
• 1 pinch salt
• 3 tablespoons fresh mint

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, bring the buttermilk to a simmer and add 4 cups of peas and a large pinch of salt.
• 2 simmer for 1 to 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring often.
• 3 transfer mixture to a blender immediately with the mint leaves. carefully blend for 60 seconds.
• 4 in order to preserve the vibrant color, you must cool the soup immediately. pass through a fine sieve into a bowl that is resting inside another bowl of ice cubes and cold water. stir continuously until it is cool - and you will notice that the soup becomes sweeter as it cools.
• 5 top soup with more fresh peas as a garnish and ground pepper.