Recipes - Soups; Recipe Notes - Breville VBL060 Instruction Booklet

Recipe Notes

• For a healthier option, low fat cooking spray can be used in place of oil/butter in all of
our soup recipes.
• Half fat crème fraiche or fromage frais can be used to replace cream
Hearty Pea and Ham
Cooking time 25 minutes
Follow our recipe below for a hearty supper dish or replace the frozen peas with yellow
split peas for a lighter alternative.
We add our ham once the soup is blended to give a slightly meaty texture to the finished
soup, but you can add yours before blending if you would like it smoother.
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 200g pack ham, chopped
• 1 onion, roughly chopped
• 1 leek, cleaned and roughly chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 500g frozen peas
• 1 medium sized potato (150g) peeled and cut into chunks
• 800ml hot chicken stock
• 1 tsp fresh thyme or marjoram
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1. Set your soup maker timer to 25 minutes and press the SIMMER/SAUTÉ button.
2. Wait 30 seconds for the cooking plate to heat up then add the oil.
3. Add the onion and leek, replace the lid and sauté for 4-5 minutes to soften. Press the
STIR button now and again to stir the onions and leeks.
4. Press the HIGH button and add the garlic, peas, potato stock and herbs.
5. Bring to the boil then press the LOW button for the remainder of the cooking time.
6. Once cooked, pulse your soup in short bursts for a chunkier finish, or blend on
position 2 for a smoother texture.
7. Add the ham and check the seasoning adjusting as required. Delicious served with
Rosemary and Sea Salt Foccacia bread.
Serves 4

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