Pea Cream Soup

Ingredients

• 1 onion
• 1 Garlic clove
• 1 tbsp Rapeseed Oil
• 70 ml dry white wine
• 300 g peas (frozen)
• 700 ml vegetable broth
• 200 ml whipping cream
• Salt
• white pepper
• Nutmeg (freshly grated)
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 handful basil
• 2 slices white bread
• 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

1. 1.

   Peel and finely chop the onion and garlic. Sauté in hot oil until translucent, then deglaze with wine. Add peas and pour in broth. Simmer on low heat with lid closed for about 10 minutes. Then puree with a hand blender and strain if desired. Stir in cream, season with salt, pepper, nutmeg and lemon juice.

2. 2.

   Rinse the basil, shake dry and cut into fine strips. Dice the bread and fry in hot butter for 2-3 minutes until golden brown.

3. 3.

   Whisk the soup to make it frothy again, ladle onto plates and sprinkle with croutons and basil before serving.