NEW Recipe: Lettuce and Pea Soup

Hi there everyone!

I'm pretty sure you've all noticed that the winter is finally here, and what better time of the year to enjoy a beautiful bowl of soup, than in the winter time!

During the next few weeks I'll be bringing you delicious and healthy recipes that will keep your health on track and best of all, that will be enjoyable and easy to prepare! So don't miss out!

Today's recipe is a delicious lettuce and pea soup from the authors of Food for Sensitive Tummies. A perfect winter warmer!

This recipe is great because it is a really smart way of including green leaves into your eating routine during the cold winter months! A great starter for a dinner party.

The dietitians say:

- This delicious soup contains a whopping 4 vegetable servings, making it a really healthy meal and gets you very close to your 5 a day quota.

- In addition, it is high in fibre, making it the perfect meal for helping sensitive tummies keep regular. The fibre comes from the peas, chickpeas and lettuce.

- The benefits of increasing your fibre intake for gut health is well documented - healthy gut = happy you!

INGREDIENTS:

5ml Butter

5ml Olive oil

3 Leeks, well washed and sliced with the green tops

1ml Dried, crushed garlic

2.5ml Salt

1 Head of butter lettuce, finely sliced

250g Frozen peas

1.25L Boiling water

15ml Chicken flavor or vegetable stock powder

125g Thinned chickpeas

125ml Chopped parsley

METHOD:

1. Melt the butter and olive oil together.

2. Add the leeks and crushed garlic and salt.

3. Saute over medium heat for 3 minutes until soft.

4. Add the sliced lettuce and the peas.

5. Add boiling water and stock powder.

6. Boil for 5 minutes uncovered.

7. Add the chickpeas and heat through.

8. Add the parsley and liquidize until the soup is smooth.

9. Reheat before serving.

10. Optional: serve with one slice of bread with avocado as topping, per serving (1/2 Avocado is equivalent to 2 fats)

NUTRIENTS PER SERVING (200ml of soup)

Energy 740kJ

Protein 6.7g

Carbohydrates 28.0g

Total Sugars 6.2g

Added Sugar 0.0g

Total Fat 3.1g

Saturated Fat 0.8g

Fibre 6.4g

Sodium 773mg

So there you have it. This soup is definitely worth a try, it's a healthy meal all in one offering you the needed fibres and fats. It is also a great winter warmer and super easy to prepare!

Give it a go, and look out for more recipes coming soon!

Stay healthy this winter, and keep warm.

Yours Truly

A