Name: Chilled pea and mint soup with poached prawns
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 golden shallots, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 600 gm frozen peas, defrosted; 1 cup (loosely packed) mint leaves; 80 gm (1/3 cup) crème fraîche; 12 small green prawns, peeled, cleaned and halved lengthways

Chilled pea and mint soup with poached prawns

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for chilled pea and mint soup with poached prawns.

Serves 8

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

This vibrant green soup takes no time at all to prepare – just allow enough time for it to chill.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

3 golden shallots, finely chopped

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

600 gm frozen peas, defrosted

1 cup (loosely packed) mint leaves

80 gm (1/3 cup) crème fraîche

12 small green prawns, peeled, cleaned and halved lengthways

Method

Main

1.Heat oil in a saucepan, add shallot and garlic, cook over medium heat until soft (2-3 minutes). Add 500ml water, bring to boil, add peas and mint, remove from heat. Add crème fraîche. Blend with a hand-held blender until smooth, strain through a fine sieve. Season to taste, refrigerate until chilled (1-1½ hours).

2.Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of salted water to boil, add prawns and cook until pink (2-3 minutes). Transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of iced water, drain and set aside.

3.Divide prawns among eight 100ml-capacity cups, pour over soup and serve immediately.