Name: Pea and ham soup
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 25g butter; 6 spring onions, roughly chopped; 500g frozen petit pois; 600ml strong vegetable or chicken stock; 300g thick-cut ham, chopped

Three bowls of pea soup topped with ham slices

25g butter
6 spring onions
roughly chopped
500g frozen petit pois
600ml strong vegetable or chicken stock
300g thick-cut ham
chopped

Method

step 1
Melt the butter in a pan and cook the spring onions for 5 minutes until softened. Add the peas and stock, bring back to a simmer then cook for 3 minutes. Stir in a small handful of the chopped ham, simmer for 2 minutes then take off the heat and use a hand blender to whizz everything together. Season, stir in the rest of the ham then serve.