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Pea and ham soup

Name: Pea and ham soup
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: butter 25g; spring onions 6, roughly chopped; frozen petit pois 500g; strong vegetable or chicken stock 600ml; thick-cut ham 300g, chopped

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20 minutes
serves 4
Easy

An absolute classic, made with just five ingredients in 20 minutes. Serve with crusty bread for a nourishing, colourful lunch

By Janine Ratcliffe

March 9, 2020 at 11:53 am

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Ingredients

butter 25g
spring onions 6, roughly chopped
frozen petit pois 500g
strong vegetable or chicken stock 600ml
thick-cut ham 300g, chopped

Method

Step 1

Melt the butter in a pan and cook the spring onions for 5 minutes until softened. Add the peas and stock, bring back to a simmer then cook for 3 minutes. Stir in a small handful of the chopped ham, simmer for 2 minutes then take off the heat and use a hand blender to whizz everything together. Season, stir in the rest of the Try ham then serve.