Pea and Ham Soup

I have to say that I think this is up there with one of my favourite soups. I made it after I had slow cooked a Gammon yesterday, which you can find the recipe for here.

The leftover stock from the Gammon really does make a difference to this recipe but if you don’t have any, chicken stock is the next best thing.

It is really quick and easy to make and you don’t need a fancy blender to get it nice and smooth, a stick blender would do the job fine. It also makes a great Pasta sauce, I will be using some of the soup to make some sort of Pasta dish for lunch later on this week.

For 4-6 servings you will need:

• 1 Onion diced

• 1/2 head of Broccoli chopped

• 350g Frozen Peas

• 800ml Stock

• large handful of Spinach

• leftover Gammon for garnish (you could use regular Ham or crispy Bacon if you don’t have this)

• Cream/Yoghurt/Olive Oil for garnish (optional)

• Salt and Pepper

Sweat the Onion on a low heat for around 10 minutes until soft.

Add the Broccoli and Stock then bring to the boil.

After 2 minutes add the Peas and boil for another minute.

Serve with toppings. Ive got some shredded Gammon, chopped Spinach and a little Cream and Olive Oil with some toasted Rye Bread on the side.

Hope you enjoy!

L x