Pea and Pesto Soup - Nigella Lawson
"From Nigella Lawson's "Nigella Express" episode "On The Run""
photo by sdowswell
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 3 cups boiling water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 3 cups frozen peas
- 1⁄2 - 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 2 scallions
- 4 tablespoons prepared basil pesto
directions
- Combine water, salt, peas, lime juice and scallions in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook until peas are tender, 3-5 minutes. Remove scallions and discard.
- Transfer soup to a blender. Add pesto and process until smooth. Serve hot.
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Reviews
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We generally make Nigella's "Slime Soup" (pea and parmesan) and I thought this would be a nice alternative. I think it could be improved upon by substituting the pesto for fresh basil and a little stock and maybe sprinkling toasted pine nuts on top. -
I wanted to like this, and it's okay. It definitely is easy to make, but it is totally lacking in... something. I think the prefab pesto muddied up the flavours, which seemed generally flat. It's a good start, but will take some tinkering to make truly delicious.
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DrGaellon
New Rochelle, 0
I'm a 48 y/o gay Jewish man in the suburbs immediately north of New York City. I'm a general internist, practicing and teaching at a medical college north of NYC. I also earned a Masters in Public Health degree in 2013.
After a Walt Disney World trip in Dec 2006 where I had to rent an electric scooter because I couldn't manage the walking, I decided to have gastric bypass surgery, which was done Feb 28, 2007. I lost 160 lbs (though I've gained back about 60 of that since). I can't eat as much as I used to, so I want every bite to be extra good!
