This soup came about because I had some nearly dead spinach and 1/2 a pack of peas in the fridge that needed to be used up. (my ice box is quite literally a box of ice that you couldn't even squeeze a lolly stick into)
Rich, warming and velvety, the addition of chorizo, walnuts and chilli oil stops it from being too smooth and pedestrian. Serve with a yummy bread - something dark and crusty like rye, or even black bread would be great. I had to settle for part-baked baguettes. No hardship really.
Ingredients:
good glug of olive oil
1 onion thinly sliced
1/2 pack frozen peas (big ugly ones are fine)
1/2 pack (150g) fresh spinach
3 inches of cooking chorizo, skinned and chopped finely
handful of fresh mint, roughly chopped
1pt chicken or vegetable stock
black pepper
a few walnuts (unsalted, skinned and coarsely chopped)
good glug of milk, creme fraiche or cream
chilli & garlic oil to fiinish
method:
Rich, warming and velvety, the addition of chorizo, walnuts and chilli oil stops it from being too smooth and pedestrian. Serve with a yummy bread - something dark and crusty like rye, or even black bread would be great. I had to settle for part-baked baguettes. No hardship really.
Ingredients:
good glug of olive oil
1 onion thinly sliced
1/2 pack frozen peas (big ugly ones are fine)
1/2 pack (150g) fresh spinach
3 inches of cooking chorizo, skinned and chopped finely
handful of fresh mint, roughly chopped
1pt chicken or vegetable stock
black pepper
a few walnuts (unsalted, skinned and coarsely chopped)
good glug of milk, creme fraiche or cream
chilli & garlic oil to fiinish
method:
- gently fry the onion in the olive oil until transparent and soft
- add the chorizo and fry for 2-3 mins
- add the peas, some stock & 1/2 the mint and simmer for 5-10 mins
- once peas are softened blend in the pan with a hand blender (or blitz in a food processor)
- add the spinach, black pepper, the rest of the stock and simmer until spinach is wilted (a couple of mins)
- add the rest of the mint and a glug of milk/creme fraich/cream and blitz again
- add the walnuts & more black pepper to taste
- ta-da!