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Watercress and pea soup
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Watercress and pea soup

14 ingredients 30 min + 10 min Serves 4 openrecipes

This delicate, creamy soup is perfect for a spring day and works well served hot or chilled.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

443
Calories
10g
Protein
34g
Fat
26g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pea Shoots not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 100g/3½oz flatleaf parsley
  • 400g/14oz fresh watercress
  • 50g/2oz butter
  • 1 shallot
  • 2-3 garlic
  • 400g/14oz frozen peas
  • 1 litre/1¾ pints hot vegetable stock
  • 100ml/3½fl oz double cream
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • handful fresh pea shoots
  • handful baby watercress
  • 2 handfuls croûtons
  • 2 rashers cooked streaky bacon
  • drizzle olive oil

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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