Welcome to A Retro Kitchen!: Super Easy Minted Pea Soup

This is so delicious, but incredibly easy. Just put into a blender and puree and serve (I liked it at room temperature though you may prefer to heat it a bit):

1 can peas with their liquid (be sure it's just plain peas and water and salt and maybe a bit of sugar)
about 1 Tbsp olive oil
about 2 Tbsp red onion (not cooked)
about 1 Tbsp fresh mint leaves
grated zest of 1/3 fresh organic lime
1 Tbsp plain yogurt (I love Brown Cow With Cream Top)

Taste and add a bit of salt if necessary.

(adapted from the recipe for May 8, Pea and Mint Puree with Lemon, in Williams Sonoma Soup of the Day: 365 Recipes for Every Day of the Year by Kate McMillan)

(a re-posting from this site's predecessor)

You'll find old and new ideas on this site...

I love playing with both food and history and am trying to combine these loves here and in various projects. My most recently published was a fun 3-volume set, which you can get free below, which speaks much of cuisine in a little known part of the world from earliest times to 700 CE....Speaking of old, this is a reincarnation of three old blogs, one shared with friends all over the world and called something like Our Favorite Food This Week, and then one called That Was Delicious that started my toying with retro food ideas, and then A History Writer in the Kitchen where I explored history more....I have kept many posts from those blogs, including many recipes I thought you might like.

Enjoy!