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This vibrant, verdant chilled soup is surprisingly easy to make: Beyond submerging the peas in boiling water for a minute, it requires no cooking. To achieve the best flavor and avoid bitterness, we recommend using a mix of different spring greens.
By Shelli McConnell,
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Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 8 cups (8 to 10 oz. by weight) assorted spring greens (spinach, arugula, baby chard, and/or baby kale)
- 1 medium cucumber (9 to 10 oz.), halved, seeded, and chopped
- ½ of an avocado, peeled and chopped
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 cup low-sodium vegetable broth
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
- ¼ cup very thin radish matchsticks
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
- ¼ cup unflavored plant milk, such as almond, soy, cashew, or rice
- Crispbread crackers (optional)
Instructions
- In a small heatproof bowl place peas and enough boiling water to cover. Let stand 1 minute; drain well. In a blender combine peas, spring greens, cucumber, avocado, the lemon juice, and broth. Cover and blend until smooth. Transfer to a bowl. Season with pepper. Cover and chill at least 4 hours.
- For gremolata, in a small bowl combine parsley, radishes, chives, and the lemon zest. Cover and chill until ready to use.
- Before serving, stir milk into soup. Top servings with gremolata. Serve with crackers.
Nutritional Information:
Per serving (1 cup): 130 calories, 23 g carbohydrates, 6 g protein, 3 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 g cholesterol, 157 mg sodium, 8 g fiber, 5 g sugar
Note: Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only.
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Comments (6)
(5 from 4 votes)I found that 5oz= 3 cups so I did 3 cups arugula, 3 cups baby spinach, and 2 cups kale. I added a tsp of sugar and extra lemon juice and it still turned out very bitter. I wonder if it would be better without kale? I don’t know that I’ll try this again.
I did a search and 8 cups works out to a little over 8.5 ozs of greens.
I agree. Measuring greens by weight is much better. Thank you, Cyndy for doing that math and sharing it with us. I appreciate you.
Please include weights for things like spring greens ... 16 ounces of spring greens is a whole lot easier to buy than 8 cups otherwise it sounds really good and will try it
I 100% agree cuz 1 cup is. 8 oz of LIQUID, but when making the stores sell oz of solid. How am I supposed to know how much it turns into liquid form before I actually blend it. I bought way too much greens. There has got to be an easier measurement. Aside of that it’s a wonderful soup. I absolutely loved the flavor and what a great way to eat a ton of greens!
Amazing