Green pea soup with roast garlic creme fraiche

Smooth pea soup with a dollop of roast garlic creme fraiche is the perfect entree to a romantic Valentines Day meal.

Recipe «Green pea soup with roast garlic creme fraiche» presented in category Recipes / Soups, to prepare this dish you will need no more 35 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author sheff would need: 4 garlic cloves, 90g creme fraiche,, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp butter, 1 small brown onion, halved, chopped , 500g fresh peas, shelled, 375ml chicken stock, Freshly ground black pepper .

Ingredients:

• 4 garlic cloves 
• 90g creme fraiche, 
• 1 tbsp olive oil 
• 1 tbsp butter 
• 1 small brown onion, halved, chopped 
• 500g fresh peas, shelled 
• 375ml chicken stock 
• Freshly ground black pepper 

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Place garlic cloves on an oven tray and cook in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until soft. Remove from the oven and set aside for 10 minutes or until cool enough to handle. Peel.
2. Place garlic cloves in a small bowl and lightly mash. Add creme fraiche and stir until combined. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge until required.
3. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until soft. Add peas and chicken stock. Increase heat to high and bring to the boil. Boil for 5 minutes or until the peas are bright green and tender. Remove from the heat and set aside for 5 minutes to cool slightly.
4. Pour the soup into the bowl of a food processor and process until smooth. Taste and season with pepper.
5. Ladle the soup into serving bowls. Top with a dollop of the roast garlic creme fraiche and sprinkle with pepper.