Summer Pea and Chorizo Soup

Irish Yogurts Clonakilty Pea and Chorizo Soup

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Course Main Course, starter
Cuisine Irish
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 75 g chorizo
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 700 ml vegetable stock
  • 450 g garden peas frozen or fresh
  • 1 courgette diced, grated
  • 2 tbsp half fat crème fraiche Irish Yogurts Clonakilty
  • Salt and pepper

The garnish to serve

  • 50 g chorizo diced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 200 g batch loaf cut into small cubes
  • 1 clove garlic halved
  • 40 g flat parsley leaves
  • 6 tbsp half fat crème fraiche Irish Yogurts Clonakilty

Instructions
 

  • First, prepare the garnish. In a sauté pan, warm up the olive oil, with the diced chorizo, and sauté for a minute. Add the pieces of bread add the garlic and sauté for a further minute or so, until crispy lightly coloured. Remove from the heat and transfer into a bowl, add the fresh flat parsley to the bowl and toss to combine. Check the seasoning and keep aside until needed.
  • Next, Prepare the soup, over medium heat, in a saucepan, and add the chorizo, onions, garlic. Cook slowly for 2 minutes until lightly browned.
  • Then, pour in the vegetable stock.
  • Bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer for 2 minutes then, add in the courgette and garden peas with salt and black pepper.
  • Simmer for 3-4 minutes until the courgette and peas have softened yet, still retaining their green colour.
  • Remove from the heat and transfer to a food processor and blend, in batches if necessary, until the soup is smooth. Stir in the Irish Yogurts Clonakilty half fat crème fraiche and correct the seasoning.
  • Serve while piping hot with a drizzle of half fat crème fraiche and the garnish sprinkle over the soup.
Keyword Irish Yogurts Clonakilty, Kevin Dundon, soup, summer

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