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This version 2.0 of traditional split pea soup is as delicious as it is colourful. Your grandmother will be so hap-pea (sorry, we couldn't help ourselves).
ingredients
- One Olymel Black Forest smoked half ham, cut into cubes
- 750 g of frozen green peas
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, diced
- 2 carrots, diced
- 2 yellow potatoes, cut into cubes
- 4 cloves of garlic, peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 L of chicken stock
- Basil leaves (3 to 4 stalks worth)
- 1/2 cup of sour cream
- Vegetable oil
- Salt and pepper
instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Cook the onion, celery and carrot for 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the potatoes, green peas and stock. Bring to the boil.
- Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
- Using a food processor or stick blender, blend the soup until it is smooth. Add more seasoning if necessary.
- Serve in bowls and garnish with crème fraîche or sour cream, cubes of Black Forest ham and a few basil leaves.
