Creamy Pea Soup
Creamy pea soup is a classic spring starter made with fresh peas, onions, butter and cream. The Thermomix TM7 sautés the onions, simmers the peas with chicken stock and blends everything into a velvety soup in one bowl. Ideal as a light lunch or elegant dinner starter with minimal washing up.
About this recipe
Creamy Pea Soup Thermomix TM7 style is the answer when you want a quick weeknight dinner or refined starter without standing at the hob. Fresh peas are the hero of this recipe: their natural sweetness pairs beautifully with softly sautéed onions, chicken stock paste and a generous swirl of cream. Searching for pea soup recipes for your all-in-one kitchen machine ends here, because the TM7 handles every step in one bowl. It chops the onions finely, heats the stock gently so the peas stay vividly green, and blends the soup into a restaurant-quality velvety texture at the touch of a button. Serve it warm with crusty bread for a light lunch, or in small cups as an elegant starter at a spring dinner party. With under 200 kcal per serving, it is a lighter choice that never tastes like a compromise.
Preparation tips
- Use genuinely fresh peas rather than frozen for the brightest colour and sweetest flavour; if fresh peas are out of season, frozen peas work well but add them straight from the freezer to keep their vivid green hue.
- For an extra silky finish, pass the blended soup through a fine sieve before stirring in the cream, removing any pea skins that remain. Garnish with a few whole peas and a swirl of cream for a restaurant presentation.
- This soup keeps well in the fridge for a couple of days and can be frozen in portions for quick weekday lunches. Reheat gently and add a splash of water or extra cream if it thickens too much; season with pepper just before serving.
Recipe variations
- Make it fully vegetarian by replacing the chicken stock paste with vegetable stock paste; the sweet pea flavour actually shines even brighter, and a spoonful of crème fraîche adds a lovely tangy finish.
- For a festive spring version, add fresh mint leaves before blending and garnish with crispy fried shallots or diced ham; a few drops of truffle oil turns this simple soup into an elegant dinner-party opener.
Why this recipe works
Whipping up a nutritious dinner after a long day shouldn't be a struggle. This velvety Creamy Pea Soup is the ideal solution for time-pressed professionals, requiring minimal effort for maximum flavour. With the Thermomix TM7, you can chop, cook, and blend perfectly in one bowl, significantly cutting down on prep and washing up. Simply add your ingredients and let the machine handle the rest whilst you put your feet up. It is the ultimate quick, comforting meal for a busy weeknight.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Weigh the butter and peas directly in the mixing bowl with the built-in scale, saving you from dirtying a separate kitchen scale. [Built-in Scale]
- Thanks to precise chopping, the onions are minced evenly in seconds without a single tear on the worktop. [Precision Control]
- Heating the chicken stock and peas at controlled temperature keeps the peas vibrantly green and prevents scorching on the base. [Precision Control]
- Blending the cooked peas and cream into a velvety soup takes place in the same bowl, so no extra blender needs washing up. [Multi-Function]
- Whipping a little extra cream with the butterfly whisk creates a light garnish for the finished soup in minutes. [Time Savings]
Ingredients
- onions
- unsalted butter
- fresh green peas
- water
- chicken stock paste
- crème fraîche
- salt
- ground black pepper