Green Pea & Lettuce Soup

DIRECTIONS

• Heat a sauce pan
• Add oil
• Add the onions
• Sauté the onions
• Add a little salt to sweat the onions
• Add the green peas
• Add the lettuce leaves (roughly tear them with hands)
• Stir well
• Once the lettuce leaves shrink a little they need to be pureed
• Transfer the mixture into a blender
• Add a few min leaves
• Add a splash of water
• TIP: One can also use other herbs like thyme, spearmint, marjoram instead of the mint
• Transfer the pureed mixture into a saucepan
• Add some more water to adjust the consistency
• Mix well
• TIP:  This soup need not be hot. It be served at cold, slightly warm or even at room temperature
• Add some salt and pepper as per taste
• Let the soup warm up and it’s ready to be served
• Serve in an espresso cup or shot glass and drizzle some extra virgin olive oil on top