Pea & Spinach Soup

Serves: 4

Ingredients

1000ml Vegetable Stock (see our homemade recipe)

150g Green Peas

1 Large White Potato

2 Chopped Carrots

1 Small White Onion

2 Sticks Celery

Large Handful of Spinach or Leafy Greens

30g Cashew Nuts (option to leave out cashew cream)

4 tbsp Pureed/Chopped Garlic

1 tsp Ground Black Pepper

Recipe

1) Place cashew nuts in a container with 200ml of hot water. Leave to soak and soften for 15 mins.

2) In a large pan on the hob, place the potatoes and carrots (chopped with skin on) with the chopped celery and vegetable stock. Cook on a medium heat until the veg is softened.

3) Add the chopped onion, peas, garlic, pepper and chopped spinach/greens.

4) Bring to the boil, stir and then leave to simmer for 10 mins.

5) Using a blender (hand blender or high speed blender of any kind) blend the water and cashew nuts until smooth.

6) Use a hand blender to blend up your soup in the pot. Add the cashew cream and serve up hot. Alternatively, leave it to go cold and eat it gazpacho-style on a hot day!

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