This is a super-handy recipe to have up your sleeve says Nadia Sawalha, as “everything comes out of the cupboard or freezer”.
“Bet you wish you weren’t a veggie, Kaye,” she quips to Kaye Adams (the duo feature this recipe in their book, Nadia And Kay Disaster Chef).
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“Actually, it’s just as nice without bacon,” Adams replies, “and your arteries will thank you for it.” Here’s how to whip it up, bacon or no bacon.
Nutrition Facts
Pea and bacon soup
Amount Per Serving
Calories 179
Calories from Fat 72
% Daily Value*
Fat 8g12%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Cholesterol 18mg6%
Sodium 511mg22%
Potassium 338mg10%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 7g14%
Vitamin A 1530IU31%
Vitamin C 54mg65%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Pea and bacon soup
Serve this zingy soup with crusty bread
Servings: 4
Calories: 179kcal
Equipment
- Large saucepan
- Blender or a hand-held blender
- Ladle
- Grill
Ingredients
- 30 g unsalted butter
- 4 spring onions chopped
- 500 g petits pois frozen
- 500 ml vegetable stock plus extra if needed
- 1 tbsp lemon juice or to taste
- pinch of sugar or to taste
- salt
- freshly ground white pepper
- 6 rashers of smoked streaky bacon (optional)
Method
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan over a low heat. Add the spring onions and cook until softened but not coloured.
- Tip in the petits pois and stock and bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about five minutes, or until the peas are tender.
- Using a blender or a hand-held blender, whizz until smooth (only half-fill the blender and be careful, as hot soup scalds). Add more stock if you’d like a thinner soup.
- Stir in the lemon juice, sugar, salt and pepper, then taste and adjust all these seasonings to taste.
- Grill the bacon (if using) until nice and crisp. You can do this ahead of time and keep it on a piece of kitchen paper, so it stays crisp.
- Ladle the soup into four warmed bowls and crumble over the crispy bacon.
Nutrition
Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 511mg | Potassium: 338mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1530IU | Vitamin C: 54mg | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 2mg
Nadia And Kaye Disaster Chef by Nadia Sawalha and Kaye Adams, photography by Mark Adderley, is published by DK.
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