Grass Pea Soup

Description

 * 4 servings

Ingredients

 * 350 g [12 oz] grass peas
 * 200 g [7 oz] tinned [canned] diced tomatoes
 * 3 tbsp olive oil
 * 1 clove garlic
 * 2 tbsp chopped parsley
 * 3 leaves mint
 * salt
 * freshly ground pepper

Directions

 * 1) Soak the peas in water for 12 hours, drain then boil in salted water for 2 hours over a low heat.
 * 2) Meanwhile, mince the garlic and fry gently with the parsley in a saucepan with the oil over a medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes.
 * 3) Add the mint leaves followed by the tomatoes, stir well and simmer for 5 minutes for flavours to develop.
 * 4) Then add the grass peas, cooked and drained.
 * 5) Pour in 1 l [scant 2 pt] of the liquid the peas boiled in, season with the pepper and cook for a further 10 minutes.