Finnish Summer Soup

Description

This soup should be made with fresh vegetables. Serve with a bread and cheese platter as they do in Finland. If you can’t get fresh shelled green peas, use frozen tiny green peas.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 5 small potatoes, peeled and halved
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 6 cups green onions, cut into 3 inch lengths
  • 12 baby carrots
  • 1 ½ pounds fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths
  • 2 cups fresh shelled green peas
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Heat water to boiling in a medium pot; add potatoes. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender
  2. approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
  3. Add salt
  4. pepper
  5. butter
  6. onions
  7. carrots and green beans; simmer until tender then add peas.
  8. In a small bowl
  9. stir together half-and-half and flour until smooth; stir into the simmering vegetables. Cook
  10. stirring constantly until the soup is slightly thickened. Serve immediately.

Servings: 4

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