Quick and Easy Pea Soup

This recipe for pea soup comes from my favorite cook book: Nourishing Traditions.  It's an amazing book, with great recipes, and loads of great food and nutritions information.

Now, split pea soup usually takes awhile, with the soaking and the cooking and everything.  This is quick and dirty, it's done in less than twenty minutes and it's super tasty.

Recipe:
2 small Onions, peeled and chopped
4 tablespoons Butter
2 pounds Peas, fresh or frozen
1 1/2 quarts Chicken or Vegetable stock
Salt and Pepper to taste

Saute onions in butter until tender.  Add peas and stock, bring to a boil.  Simmer 10 - 15 minutes, remove from heat.
Puree with an immersion blender (if you don't have an immersion blender, puree in batches in a regular blender).  Add salt and pepper to taste.

This has a delicious fresh, green flavor, and pureeing gives a it a great creamy texture.  Last time I made it, I diced some ham and added that after pureeing. It's also good served with a touch of sour cream.

Like I said, this soup takes about twenty minutes to make, and since it works perfectly with frozen peas, it's pretty economical.