Chilled Pea Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/3 cups vegetable stock
14 oz fresh or frozen peas
4 tbsp roughly chopped mint
2/3 cup milk
4 tbsp creme fraiche or sour cream
None None Ground paprika, to sprinkle

Preparation

Bring the stock to a boil in a saucepan. Add the peas and cook gently for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Blend the soup in a food processor or blender, adding the mint. Strain through a sieve into a container, add the milk and chill until ready to serve.
Season the soup to taste. Pour into glasses and top with a spoonful of creme fraiche or sour cream. Serve sprinkled with paprika.