Italian Pea & Basil Soup by brianjwood

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Italian Pea & Basil Soup
Submitted by brianjwood on October 11, 2007 at 3:56 am

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Italian Pea & Basil Soup

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INSTRUCTIONS
A delight - I recommend the Mint version though both are outstanding.
Cheers, Brian

Italian Pea & Basil Soup
75ml/5tbsps olive oil
2 large onions, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
1-2 garlic cloves, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
400g/14oz petit pois, frozen
900ml/1 1/2 pints vegetable stock
25gm/1 oz fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped, plus some for garnish

Heat oil in a large pan and add ingredients up to the carrot. Cover pan and cook over low heat until softened, around 45 mins. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
Add peas and stock, bring to the boil. Reduce to simmer, add the Basil, then simmer for 10 mins. Ladle the soup into a food processor or liquidizer and process until very smooth (typically 4 mins). Probably you will need to do this in batches. Return to the pan to re-heat until piping hot then serve in bowls garnished with shaved Parmesan and torn Basil leaves.
NB You can use a mixture of Mint, Coriander and Chives instead of Basil

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