Name: Mint, pea and crème fraiche soup
Prep time: 18 minutes
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 400g frozen petit pois; 10cm chunk cucumber, roughly chopped; 10 large fresh mint leaves; 10 large fresh basil leaves; large handful of watercress; 300ml vegetable juice; 200ml water; 4tbsp low-fat crème fraiche

A refreshing soup that's quick and simple to make.

Serves

Prep

18 minutes

Each 499g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

184

Carbs

22.5g

Fibre

13.7g

Protein

13.7g

Fat

4.1g

Saturates

1.9g

Sugars

11.5g

Salt

1.0g

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Ingredients

400g frozen petit pois

10cm chunk cucumber, roughly chopped

10 large fresh mint leaves

10 large fresh basil leaves

large handful of watercress

300ml vegetable juice

200ml water

4tbsp low-fat crème fraiche

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Method

Step 1

Bring a large pan of water to the boil, add the peas, cucumber, mint, basil and watercress and simmer for 5 mins. Drain. Set aside 2 tbsp peas then return the mixture to the pan. Add the juice and water, and heat until almost boiling.

Step 2

Remove from the heat and stir in the crème fraiche and sugar. Blend until smooth.

Step 3

Divide between two bowls, scatter over the remaining peas, drizzle with a little extra crème fraiche and some freshly ground black pepper.

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Mint, pea and crème fraiche soup

Ingredients