Recipes: Pea soup with Parma ham croutons

A clever idea with breadsticks - ideal for serving with this soup

Ingredients

1 large onion , finely chopped
butter
1.0l chicken stock
600.0g frozen petits pois
small bunch tarragon or parsley, chopped
142.0ml pot cream
12 very thin breadsticks
6 slices Parma ham , each halved lengthways

1. Fry the onion in a knob of butter until tender, add the stock, peas and tarragon and simmer for 3 minutes. Add the cream, blend to a smooth soup and season.
2. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Wrap each bread stick in a piece of ham and bake for 15 minutes or until the ham crisps. Serve with the soup.

Parma ham
Parma ham is also known as Prosciutto di Parma. Authentic ham must be produced near Parma and inspected by the Parma ham consortium before it is allowed to carry the name.

NUTRITION PER SERVING:

271 kcalories, protein 18.8g, carbohydrate 23.9g, fat 11.8 g, saturated fat 5.2g, fibre 6.3g, salt 1.93 g 

source: bbcgoodfood.com