Green Pea Soup With Tarragon & Pea Sprouts

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (16 ounce) packages frozen baby peas, divided (do not thaw)
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 cups sliced shallots (about 11 ounces)
• 4 cups vegetable broth (or more)
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon, divided
• plain nonfat yogurt, stirred
• fresh mixed sprouts (optional, preferably small pea sprouts)

Recipe

• 1 place 1 cup peas in microwave-safe bowl; set aside. heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium-high heat. add shallots and sauté until golden and almost tender, about 7 minutes. add remaining peas, 4 cups broth, and 2 tablespoons tarragon; bring to boil. reduce heat to medium and boil until flavors blend and peas are tender, about 7 minutes. cool slightly.
• 2 working in batches, puree soup in blender until completely smooth. return soup to same saucepan. bring to simmer and thin with more broth by 1/4 cupfuls, if desired. stir in remaining 1 tablespoon tarragon. season with pepper.
• 3 cook reserved 1 cup peas in microwave until warm, about 1 minute.
• 4 ladle soup into 6 bowls. drizzle lightly with yogurt. sprinkle whole peas over and garnish with pea sprouts.