Gluten Free, Vegan
Cucumber, pea and mint soup
15 mins
Easy
2 Servings
This delicious chilled green soup has been created by Jason to give a really fresh feel for summer. It uses our Savoury Starter and marries it with cucumber, peas and mint that make it zing with flavour but also up the nutritional ante.
Brilliant Bases Used In This Recipe
Savoury Starter
About This Recipe
This delicious chilled green soup recipe has been created by Jason to give a really fresh feel for summer.
It uses our Savoury Starter and marries it with cucumber, peas and mint that make it zing with flavour but also up the nutritional ante. Taking the ingredients one by one:
Cucumber is an excellent source of a trace mineral called silica that helps with the strength of all our connective tissues like muscles and ligaments.
Peas are high in protein for a vegetable, as well as being a good source of B vitamins and minerals such as magnesium, potassium and iron.
Mint has antoxidants that give it anti-cancer properties, but is also an antispasmodic, so good for relaxing the gastrointestinal tract.
We’re also dressing it with nigella seeds that are high in protein and fibre and crème freche chopped through with dill which is good for relieving digestive disturbances and so marries well with the mint.
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Ingredients
For the soup
450g/16oz de-seeded cucumber with skin on
150g/5oz frozen garden peas, de-frosted
150g/5oz BB Savoury Starter
3tsp fresh mint leaves
Sparkling mineral water (if needed to help puréing)
1tsp sea salt crystals
Garnish (optional)
Creme Fraiche
Chopped dill Nigella seeds
Pearls of skin-on cucumber
Drizzle of EV olive oil
Nutrition Per Serving
Calories
151
Fats
3G
Carbs
24G
Protein
8G
Method
In small batches add the ingredients to a high-sheer liquidiser and process into a super-smooth soup base. If it feels too thick, add a splash of mineral water
Strain this through a sieve, adding anything that doesn’t make it through back into the main batch
Repeat the process until all is smooth and there is just a little discardable residue in the sieve
Chill in the fridge and remove for 30-45 minutes before serving
Garnish as per the video
