This pretty, bright green Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup is perfect for a spring party or an easy and delicious light meal on a warm day.
I’m delighted that the warm spring weather is finally here in New England and that it is now time for warm weather dishes. Last week, I shared one of my family’s favorite pasta salads, this delicious Bacon Arugula Tomato and White Bean Pasta Salad. Another of my favorite warm weather dishes is chilled soups and today I’m sharing this wonderful Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup.
This Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup has a gorgeous vibrant green color, perfect for spring, and is light, refreshing, creamy and delicious.
I came across the original version of this Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup in this month’s issue of Southern Living magazine. I love chilled soups and the combination of peas and mint, so I knew I had to make it. This Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup was so easy to make and turned out beautifully.
The peas and mint complement each other nicely, sautéed leeks give the flavor a nice depth, and the addition of sour cream gives the soup a nice creaminess. Altogether this is a delicious, light, yet satisfying soup with a beautiful bright and inviting green color.
This Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup looks so pretty served in small glasses and would add a nice pop of spring color to a buffet for a Memorial’s Day barbeque, a graduation party or other spring event. Guests can easily hold the glasses and enjoy the soup while standing and mingling. If you do serve the soup this way, be sure to nestle the glasses in a shallow bowl filled with ice to keep the soup nice and chilled.
This pretty soup would also make an elegant first course for a sit down luncheon or dinner party. This Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup is also wonderful for a light meal on a warm spring day or anytime!
Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup
Notes
If you don’t have a handheld emersion blender, you can transfer the soup to a blender or food processor to puree. Return pureed soup to sauce pan and continue with remaining steps.
Soup can be made up to 48 hours ahead of time.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 leeks (white and light green parts only) rinsed, drained and chopped
- 1 (32 oz) container chicken broth or vegetable broth
- 1 (16 oz) package frozen sweet green peas
- 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup light sour cream
- additional light sour cream and sliced green onions for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Heat butter in a large sauce pan or soup pot over medium-low heat, add leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 6-8 minutes.
- Stir in chicken broth (or vegetable broth), increase heat to high and bring to a boil.
- Add in peas and cook stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes or until peas are tender.
- Remove pan from heat. Stir in mint, salt and pepper.
- Using a handheld emersion blender, puree soup in slow cooker until smooth.
- Add 1 cup sour cream and stir to combine.
- Chill soup in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, or until chilled
- Serve soup and top each serving with a dollop of sour cream and a sprinkling of sliced green onions, if desired.
Refreshing soup indeed! Best soup to enjoy this warm weather… nicely done by me in my home.
So glad to hear that you enjoyed it!
Joy – mint and peas are such a great flavor combination! I love pureed sweet pea soup. Super tasty! Pinning and Stumbling! Love it!
I love chilled soup when the weather warms up! Thanks for sharing at the “What’s for Dinner” link up
Perfect for summer!
Thanks Joy
Pinned
Linda
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Your soup and photos look fabulous. Pinning this soup for the warmer weather. Funny, I posted a fresh pea soup to day that you eat hot.!
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Hope you have a great weekend and enjoy your new Red Plate!
Miz Helen
This soup sounds perfect for a warm summer evening. Thank you for sharing at Merry Monday!
Thanks for Sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday – Link Party!! Hope to see you tomorrow!! Pinned!!
Ooh, this looks good for a spring/summer party! I really need to find some good spring recipes like yours!! Thanks for linking up with us at Home Matters Linky Party. We hope you join us again!!
I can’t wait to try your wonderful Chilled Sweet Pea and Mint Soup, we will love it. Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday this week.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Such a pretty looking soup, sounds delicious too!
Never heard of this kind of soup! Looks like something great for the summer. My dad is a huge fan of soup. I bet he would love this soup!
This soup looks so tasty and pretty. It’s the epitome of spring.
This sounds great! Such lovely simple flavors, great for warm weather.
Love the vivid green color! I always love mint on my food when I am sad. It just lifts me up. Sorry I am sad today and I really need some comfort food. Usually soup is my comfort food. Thanks for linking up and hope you will never get tired of supporting =)
I bet thew mint makes this soup very refreshing!
This sounds like such a delicious flavor combination and it’s so pretty!
How deliciously healthy does this look Joy? Pinned and shared!
What a great way to keep eating soup during the warmer weather months. I usually don’t make soup during the summer, but a chilled soup would be great.
What a beautiful soup. I think chilled soups are wonderful. On my “to do” list!
I’ve never had chilled pea soup. It sounds very interesting, and your pictures are beautiful.
This sounds so cool and refreshing! We are trying not to use our air conditioner so it sounds even better than usual. 🙂
Looks delicious. Thanks for sharing!
Looks delicious, Joy! The flavors sound wonderful together, and it looks like the perfect light meal for a summer evening! Sending some foodie love your way! Have a great weekend!
looks good!! Thanks for stopping by!! I just posted about the Baby Morning Doves flying the Coop!!
Hugs,
Deb
It sounds good. At first I thought it was a cocktail it looks so pretty!
It’s the perfect time of the year for chilled soup! This looks great 🙂
What a refreshing spring soup. I love the peas and the mint together.
Thanks Julia, I agree, peas and mint are such a great match!
This looks so refreshing!
Thanks Lauren, it is indeed refreshing!
Joy,
This soup looks wonderful! I’ve made something similar with buttermilk, but I think the sour cream would be even better.
Thanks!
Thanks Kirsten, buttermilk sounds good too!
Beautiful and this soup sounds so refreshing!
Thanks Sandra!
Such a gorgeous soup. I love a chilled soup in the summer.
Thanks Christie! I agree, chilled soups are so nice during the summer!
I have never actually tried a pea soup of any variety, but this one looks very inviting w/ it’s vibrant color!
Thanks Christine, I hope you give pea soups a try, they are so good!
This looks so refreshing!
Thanks Pam, it is indeed refreshing!
I have yet to try chilled soup–just seems odd to me. But your combo sounds so good I want a spoon now.
Thanks Kristen, I hope you give chilled soups a try, I bet you’ll really like them!
I haven’t had that for ages yours looks delicious 🙂
Have a mintedtastic weekend 🙂
Thanks Steve!
I have never had a chilled pea soup. It sounds like a perfect warm weather food. I will have to try it!
Thanks Carlee! This soup is perfect for warm weather, I hope you give it a try and enjoy!