Summer ham & pea broth

Contains pork – recipe is for non-Muslims only
This smart soup doesn’t require any cooking- just pour hot water over stock, grains and lots of delicious green vegetables

Prep:15 mins
No cook

Serves 2
Easy

Nutrition per serving

kcal 436
fat 14g
saturates 3g
carbs 43g
sugars 7g
fibre 10g
protein 32g
salt 3.4g

Ingredients

250g pouch ready-to-eat mixed grains (we used Merchant Gourmet Wholesome Mix)
200g frozen peas
small bunch mint, leaves picked
2 spring onions, whites and greens separated and thinly sliced
1 tbsp white wine vinegar
1 tsp golden caster sugar
½ vegetable stock cube
140g piece of ham, or thick slices, trimmed of any fat and shredded or finely chopped
big handful pea shoots

Tip

Use up leftover pea shoots

Blitz a handful of pea shoots with some cream cheese. Spread over a bagel or toasted bread and top with some more pea shoots for a quick lunch, brunch or breakfast.

Method

Heat the grains in the microwave following pack instructions. Put the peas in a sieve and pour over boiling water.
Put 50g of the peas, most of the mint leaves, the spring onion whites, vinegar, sugar and stock cube in a food processor, and blend to a smooth paste, adding a little water if you need to. Divide between 2 soup or pasta bowls.
Divide the remaining peas, hot grains and ham between the bowls and pour over enough boiling water to almost fill the bowls. Stir and leave for 2 mins to heat through.
Stir in the spring onion greens and remaining mint leaves, season well with pepper and top with some pea shoots.