Chilled pea & miso soup recipe

This recipe is from the team at NZ House & Garden magazine.

The flavour of the miso with the peas in this soup mimics the umami flavour of pea and ham soup, but with a lighter feel that is just right for this time of year.

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CHILLED PEA & MISO SOUP

Serves 4

Ingredients

1-2 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, chopped

3 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 heaped tbsp white miso

2-3 tbsp white wine

3 cups frozen peas

4 cups vegetable or chicken stock

Wasabi peas, toasted sesame seeds and microgreens, to garnish

Method

Heat oil in a saucepan over moderate heat and sauté onion and garlic until softened but not coloured. Stir miso paste into wine until combined and set aside.

Add peas, stock and miso mixture to pan and simmer for 20 minutes. Season soup to taste (go easy on the salt to start with, as miso is naturally salty) and process until smooth – a stick blender makes this a simple task. Cool, cover and chill.

Serve chilled soup topped with a few wasabi peas, toasted sesame seeds (using both black and white seeds gives a nice contrast) and microgreens.