Spring Pea and Mint Soup

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped celery
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
  • 1 cup cauliflower florets
  • 4 cups low sodium vegetable broth
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1½ cups frozen peas
  • 1 cup fresh spinach
  • 2 tbsp fresh mint, roughly chopped

Preparation

  1. Add celery, onion, garlic, cauliflower, broth, salt and pepper to a large pot.
  2. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes.
  3. Add peas, spinach and mint. Cook just until heated through, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
  4. Working in batches, purée soup in a blender until smooth (alternately, an immersion blender may be used to purée soup). Return soup to pot and reheat over medium-low heat until hot, about 2 – 3 minutes.
  5. Serve and enjoy!

Nutritional analysis per serving: 95 calories, 0 g fat, 5 g protein, 19 g carbohydrate (13 g available carbohydrate), 6 g fibre, 200 mg sodium 

My Viva Servings: 2 vegetables