Pea and Basil soup

I found this delicious recipe on http://www.goop.com/. It was part of a one week detox I did a couple of weeks ago - but it's sooo delicious and quick to make that I've incorporated it into my regular rotation.


SERVES: 2; TIME: 15 minutes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
1/2 yellow onion, roughly diced
about a 1 1/2 cups of peas (about 2/3 pound) ... fresh is great but frozen works fine too
2 1/2 cups water
coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
3/4 cup basil, roughly chopped
1/2 lemon
Heat the olive oil in a medium nonstick saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and sauté for just a minute or until fragrant. Add the peas and cook for four minutes or until bright green. Add the water, salt and pepper, bring to a boil, lower the heat and cover. Cook for eight minutes or until the peas are tender. At the end of cooking, mix the basil into the soup. Pour the soup into a blender and puree until quite smooth. Be very careful when blending hot liquids; start slowly and work in batches if necessary (you don’t want the steam to blow the lid off). Serve the soup with a bit of fresh lemon. Perfect for spring!