Lettuce and pea soup

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Chopped onion
2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
5 cups Sliced romaine; (about 1 head)
1½ cup Chicken broth plus; if desired,
; additional to thin
; soup
1 cup Cooked fresh or thawed frozen peas
½ teaspoon Sugar
¾ teaspoon Chopped fresh marjoram leaves or 1/4; crumbled
; teaspoon dried
A pinch freshly grated nutmeg
¼ cup Sour cream

Directions

In a saucepan cook onion in oil over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes. Stir in romaine and cook, stirring, until wilted. Stir in 1½ cups broth, peas, sugar, marjoram, nutmeg, and salt and pepper to taste and simmer soup 10 minutes.

In a blender puree soup in batches until smooth, adding additional broth to thin to desired consistency. If serving soup hot, return it to pan whisk in sour cream. Heat soup, stirring, until just heated through, but do not let it boil. If serving soup cold, transfer it to a bowl and whisk in sour cream. Set bowl in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and chill soup, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes, or until cool.

Serves 2.

Gourmet July 1994

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