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Pea & watercress soup
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Pea & watercress soup

9 ingredients 5 min + 15 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Pea & watercress soup

Sweet peas and peppery watercress are a perfect match for early summer, but you can adapt this soup to suit all year round

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

452
Calories
11g
Protein
20g
Fat
61g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Peas 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Watercress 1 cup (34g) 4
Peppermint 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

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove , roughly chopped
  • 1 medium potato , cut into small chunks
  • 500ml vegetable stock
  • 300g fresh peas (or frozen if out of season)
  • 100g watercress
  • leaves from 2 mint sprigs, plus extra to garnish
  • 100ml double cream

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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