Sweet pea soup

Method

Sweet pea soup

1) In a soup pot, cook bacon until crispy, remove to kitchen paper to drain, and reserve for garnish. Add oil and flour to pot and cook for 3 minutes, stirring. Add leeks and cook 3 minutes. Add stock. Bring to the boil, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes.

2) Add peas and cook 5 minutes. Using an immersion blender, puree soup in the pot; or pour soup into a food processor or blender, process until smooth and return to pot. Stir in cream and adjust season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Ladle soup into a warm tureen.

Serve garnished with and chives.