Here’s a soup you’ll enjoy in warm weather. Mint, lettuce and peas seem made for each other. While peas are often thought of as a springtime vegetable, they are lovely in the summer, as well. I’ve added snow peas to sweeten and enliven the taste of the English peas.
Butter lettuce, sauteed scallions, and carrot add an interesting component to the simple soup. Lettuce leaves are usually associated with salad; but here lettuce is sauteed, offering up a subtle sweetness and thickness to the soup. If you want to mix it up, consider substituting arugula, romaine or watercress instead of butter lettuce in this recipe. It will have a lovely peppery-sweet underlying flavor.
