Green lentil & pea soup
Curried pea soup with spaghetti and cheese toast
A bright green soup of peas and lentils, thickened with a buttery curry roux and finished with mint and cream. Thin spaghetti makes it filling, and crisp three-cheese toast on the side turns it into a proper meal.
- Total time
- 60 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 6
Ingredients
For the soup
For the cheese toast
Method
0/10 doneStep 1: Pressure cook 1 ⅛ lb shelled peas, 2 ⅝ oz green lentils, 1 onion and 1 litre vegetable brown stock for 5 whistles (about 15 minutes), until the lentils are completely soft. Let the pressure drop.
15 minStep 2: Blend until smooth, then strain through a sieve. Set the purée aside.
Step 3: Melt 2 ⅛ oz butter in a large saucepan over a low heat. Add 1 oz plain flour and 2 tsp hot curry powder and cook for 1 minute, stirring. Take the pan off the heat.
1 minStep 4: Gradually stir in 1 litre water, mixing all the time until smooth.
Step 5: Return the pan to the heat and cook, stirring, until the soup boils and thickens.
5 minStep 6: Reduce the heat, stir in the pea purée and 4 ½ oz thin spaghetti, and simmer for 10 minutes, until the spaghetti is cooked.
10 minStep 7: Stir in 2 tbsp fresh mint, ½ cup fresh single cream, ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper and 1 ½ tsp salt and simmer for 1 more minute. Keep warm.
1 minStep 8: For the cheese toast, cut 1 small French baguette into 6 mm slices and toast them on one side under a pre-heated medium grill until golden.
3 minStep 9: Mix 3 ½ oz cream cheese, 1 ⅝ oz Parmesan cheese, 1 ⅝ oz Gruyère cheese and 1 tsp black peppercorns and spread it over the untoasted side of the bread.
Step 10: Grill again until the cheese melts and bubbles. Serve the hot soup with the cheese toast.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 470 kcal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 21 g
- Fibre
- 9 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does green lentil & pea soup take?
- About 60 minutes in total: 20 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 6 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of onion?
- 2 shallots per onion.
- What can I use instead of butter?
- The same weight of ghee or coconut oil (for frying and most baking).
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