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Watercress and pea soup
14 ingredients
30 min + 10 min
Serves 4
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This delicate, creamy soup is perfect for a spring day and works well served hot or chilled.
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
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