Chilled Pesto-Pea Soup Recipe

Posted by

Rate It!

Add your photo!

Count

Calories

Minutes

Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Serving

2 tbsp unsalted butter
2 leeks, white parts only , cut in half lengthwise and thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
1 cup peeled and diced yukon gold potatoes (about 6 oz. total )
6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 lb frozen green peas, thawed (about 3 cups)
salt and pepper
1/2 cup sour cream
1/4 cup pesto

Directions:

Melt butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring often, until softened but not browned, about 3 minutes. Add potatoes and broth. Increase heat slightly and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until potatoes are tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in peas; add 1 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. Return to a simmer and cook until peas and potatoes are very soft, about 10 minutes longer. Remove from heat and let cool.
Working in batches, carefully purée soup in a blender until very smooth. Strain through a coarse sieve, pressing hard on solids to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard solids. Cover and refrigerate until completely chilled, at least 2 hours. (Soup can be prepared to this point up to 1 day ahead. Keep covered and chilled.)
Whisk sour cream and pesto into chilled soup. (If soup is too thick, add milk or water a tablespoonful at a time to thin.) Season with salt and pepper.

Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	1496.11 Kcal (6264 kJ)
Calories from fat	785.87 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	87.32g	134%
Cholesterol	109mg	36%
Sodium	850.3mg	35%
Potassium	3563.52mg	76%
Total Carbs	130.57g	44%
Sugars	33.14g	133%
Dietary Fiber	27.01g	108%
Protein	68.31g	137%
Vitamin C	217.6mg	363%
Vitamin A	2.1mg	69%
Iron	262.2mg	1457%
Calcium	628.7mg	63%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	64.03 Kcal (268 kJ)
Calories from fat	33.63 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.74g	134%
Cholesterol	4.66mg	36%
Sodium	36.39mg	35%
Potassium	152.51mg	76%
Total Carbs	5.59g	44%
Sugars	1.42g	133%
Dietary Fiber	1.16g	108%
Protein	2.92g	137%
Vitamin C	9.3mg	363%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	69%
Iron	11.2mg	1457%
Calcium	26.9mg	63%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

Search recipes
by ingredients

Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Analyze

Try this similar recipes

Mashed Potatoes and Carrots With Paprika and Parsley

Unsalted butter and 8 more..
Salmon Corn Chowder

Equipment and 13 more..
Golden Potato-Leek Soup with Cheddar Toasts

Butter, Sliced leek (about 3 medium) and 13 more..
Dilled Potato-Leek Soup

Sliced leeks (white portion only ), Celery rib, chopped and 10 more..
Chicken Pot Pie

Butter, Leeks or 1 small onion, chopped, All-purpose flour and 12 more..
Barefoot Contessa's Fresh Pea Soup

Unsalted butter and 9 more..
Fresh Pea Soup (Ina Garten)

Unsalted butter and 10 more..
Vichyssoise

Butter, Leeks, chopped thinly (just the white parts ) and 7 more..

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

36.4

Points
41

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
low sodium,
low cholesterol

Bad Points

High in Sodium,
High in Total Fat

Also Try

Chilled Pea Soup with Mint Pesto

Butter, Sliced green onions, All-purpose flour and 7 more..
Chilled Pea Soup Shooters
Chilled Summer Lettuce, Lovage and Garden Pea Soup

Spring onions, trimmed and chopped, Butter or olive oil and 6 more..
Chilled Avocado Orange Soup

Ripe avocados, peeled and seeded, Fresh orange juice and 4 more..
Chilled Spiced Yellow-Squash Soup

Crookneck yellow squash, trimmed and roughly chopped and 9 more..
Chilled Fresh Corn Soup with King Crab

Frozen cooked king crab legs, thawed and 6 more..
Chilled Cantaloupe Peach Soup with Ginger & Mint

Cantaloupe , about 2 1/2 lb, Fresh ginger, Tabasco sauce and 5 more..
Spiced Pea Soup

Olive oil, Onion, finely diced, Garlic, finely diced and 5 more..
Chilled Avocado Soup
Chilled Zucchini Soup