Author: Rebecca

Cold Pea Soup with Herbed Oil Swirl

YIELD
6 servings
ACTIVE TIME
35 minutes
TOTAL TIME
60 minutes, plus chilling

INGREDIENTS

    • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
    • 1 medium onion, chopped [Or substitute leek]
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
    • 2 (16-ounce) bags frozen sweet peas (6 cups) [Recommend petite peas]
    • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
    • Freshly ground black pepper
    • 1/2 cup Herbed Olive Oil

PREPARATION

    1. Melt butter in a large heavy pot over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened but not browned, 6–8 minutes. Add 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 2 cups water, stir to combine, and bring to a boil. Add peas and cook, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 2 minutes.
    2. Remove pot from heat. Rebecca recommends letting it cool before stirring in the yogurt so it doesn’t curdle. Either way, the next step is to stir in the yogurt. Purée soup in a blender or in the pot using an immersion blender, thinning with water if soup is too thick, until smooth. Season with salt and pepper and let cool to room temperature. Transfer to a resealable container, cover, and chill at least 2 hours or up to overnight.
    3. Divide soup among bowls and top each with a swirl of Herbed Olive Oil.

Do Ahead

  • The soup can be made and chilled for up to 2 days.