Soup Recipe | Finnish Summer Soup

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
• ⅓ 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

Cooking Directions

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

Nutrition Facts

• calories563.3
• carbohydrateContent82.9 g
• cholesterolContent60 mg
• fatContent20.7 g
• fiberContent19.1 g
• proteinContent18.5 g
• saturatedFatContent12.5 g
• sodiumContent749.6 mg
• sugarContent9.2 g