Yellow pea soup with garlic croutons

AUTHOR
Sheila Zhang
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 3
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 250 g peeled, dried, yellow peas
  • 1 1/2 l Vegetable broth (instant)
  • 1/2 TEASPOON dried marjoram
  • 300 g Carrots
  • 200 g Spring onions
  • 1 - 2 Garlic cloves
  • 4 discs Wholemeal toast bread
  • 60 g Butter or margarine
  • 150 g Crème-fraîche
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Curry
  • 2-3 TABLESPOONS Lemon juice
  • 7-10 Tbsp fresh marjoram for
  • 7-10 Tbsp Garnish

Directions

  1. 1

    Bring peas, stock and marjoram to the boil, skim and simmer covered for about 1 hour. Meanwhile clean and wash the carrots and spring onions and cut them diagonally into thin slices. Peel garlic and press it through a garlic press.

  2. 2

    Dice the toast. Mash peas in the stock. Heat 20 g fat in a pot, sauté carrots and spring onions in it and deglaze with the soup. Bring to the boil and cook the vegetables for about 5 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in crème-fraîche and season the soup with salt, curry and lemon juice. Heat the remaining fat in a pan and roast the toast cubes in it until golden brown. Finally stir in the garlic.

  4. 4

    Serve the soup with croutons in deep plates. Garnish as desired with fresh marjoram.