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Cold Minted Pea and Buttermilk Soup

3.8

(6)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 2 1/2 cups, serving 2

Ingredients

a 10-ounce package frozen peas
2/3 cup chicken broth
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint leaves
1 cup buttermilk

Preparation

  1. In a small saucepan simmer the peas in the broth, covered, for 10 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a blender, add the mint and the buttermilk, and purée the mixture until it is smooth. Transfer the soup to a bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and chill it, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until it is cold.

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