Easy Pea And Leek Soup

How to make the BEST Pea And Leek Soup recipe at home. A cheap and easy winter warmer for a cold day. A total winner!

Our super easy pea soup recipe with leeks is ridiculously simple to make, uses frozen peas for speed and is literally ready in less than 30 minutes.

It's a delicious, warming soup that's just so perfect for dunking your cheese sandwiches into.

And we'll share lots of ways to top your soup to make it even more delicious!

Just look at that vivid green colour! This soup practically glows with wholesomeness!

Equipment Needed To Make Pea Soup

• Chopping board

• Vegetable knife

• Colander

• Saucepan with a lid

• Tablespoon

• Kettle

• Cooking spoon

• Food processor or blender

Pea And Leek Soup Ingredients

You'll really only need a handful of ingredients to make this easy soup with leeks.

• 1 tablespoon olive oil

• 2 leeks - outer leaves removed, trimmed and washed carefully. For tips on how to prepare leeks check our guide here.

• 450g frozen peas

• 2 medium potatoes - peeled and chopped into small cubes

• 2 vegetable stock pots - we use the Knorr vegetable stock pots here.

• 750ml boiling water

• Pinch of salt - you may not need to add this, it depends how salty the stock is that you use.

• Pinch black pepper

How To Make Pea And Leek Soup

This pea soup recipe is really easy to make - so simple!

Step One - fry the leeks

• Add the olive oil to a saucepan and put on the hob over a medium heat. Fry the leeks in the oil for around 5 minutes to soften them.

Step Two - add the rest of the pea and leek soup ingredients

• Tip in the diced potatoes, frozen peas and stock pots.

• Then pour in 750ml of boiling water from the kettle. Give everything a good mix together to dissolve the stock pots.

Step Three - cook the leek and pea soup

• Put the lid onto the saucepan and bring the pea soup to the boil. Then reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for around 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender.

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Step Four - blend the pea and leek soup

• Use a blender to blitz the potato pea soup into a smooth puree.

Cooks Note! Only use hot liquids in food processors that are designed for use with hot liquids. Otherwise, wait until the liquids have cooled before blending.

• Check the seasoning and add more salt or some black pepper if you wish.

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Step Five - serve the pea and leek soup

• Ladle the soup into bowls and add any toppings you like.

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Soup Toppers To Sprinkle On Your Soup

We just love to add some soup toppings to a bowl of soup - any of the following taste just great sprinkled onto pea soup.

• Nigella seeds

• Chilli infused olive oil

• Garlic infused olive oil

• Black pepper

• Mint leaves

• Croutons

• Bacon bits

• Sour Cream

• Chilli flakes

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