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🍲 Creamy Pea-Orange Soup with Crispy Croutons

320 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• Spring onions 1 bunch
• Oranges 2 pcs
• Oil 2 tbsp
• Peas, frozen 800 g
• Vegetable broth 1.5 L
• Salt pinch
• Pepper, mixed pinch
• Rye bread 4 slices
• Butter 4 tbsp
• Whipping cream 100 ml

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the spring onions thoroughly and dry them off.
2. 2. Cut off the hard root ends of the spring onions.
3. 3. Slice the white and green parts of the spring onions into thin rings.
4. 4. Rinse the oranges and grate about one teaspoon of the zest.
5. 5. Cut the oranges in half and squeeze out the juice.
6. 6. Heat the oil in a pot over medium heat.
7. 7. Sauté the white parts of the spring onions for about one minute.
8. 8. Add the frozen peas to the pot.
9. 9. Sweat the peas for about two minutes.
10. 10. Deglaze the peas with the orange juice and the broth.
11. 11. Season the soup with salt and pepper.
12. 12. Bring the soup to a boil.
13. 13. Cook the soup over medium heat for about twelve minutes.
14. 14. Cut the bread into coarse cubes.
15. 15. Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat.
16. 16. Toast the bread cubes in the butter for about four minutes.
17. 17. Add the green parts of the spring onions to the pan.
18. 18. Season the croutons with salt, pepper, and the orange zest.
19. 19. Remove the pan from the heat.
20. 20. Add the cream to the finished soup.
21. 21. Blend the soup until smooth.
22. 22. Taste the soup and adjust the seasoning to your liking.
23. 23. Serve the soup on plates.
24. 24. Sprinkle the soup with the prepared croutons.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 320
• Protein: 8 g · Fett/Fat: 18 g · Carbs: 34 g