20 minute Pea Soup with Thyme

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 T Butter or coconut oil
• 2 ½ Cups Leeks

  chopped
• 1 Clove Garlic

  chopped
• 4 ½ Cups Frozen Peas
• 4 C Water
• 1 T Fresh Thyme
• 1 Lemon

  juiced
• ¼ C Coconut Milk

  (optional)

Instructions

• 1 In a large pot, melt butter. While the butter melts cut your leeks and garlic.
  Sweat the garlic, leeks and salt on medium low heat until the leaks are
  translucent (10minutes). Stir often to ensure the leaks don’t brown. And that
  the Garlic doesn't burn.
• 2 Add 4 cups of water and bring to a simmer. Once simmering add the peas and thyme
  [https://amzn.to/3AMP6DT]. Cook for another 8-10 minutes or until the peas are
  tender.
• 3 Emulsify in a blender and add one teaspoon of butter while blending to thicken
  the soup. You can also add the coconut milk once you return it to the pot. To
  keep the soup vegan but still creamy skip the butter but add the coconut milk.
• 4 Optional Step: To preserve color and serve cold as a summer soup transfer to an
  ice bath after step three and stir in coconut milk and lemon juice.

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