Watercress, pea and leek soup with honey-spiced seeds

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Watercress, pea and leek soup with honey-spiced seeds

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A vibrant, nutrient-packed soup that contains one of your five-a-day.
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30MIN

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Ingredients

Servings
4
15 g
M&S Collection Farmhouse British butter
2
leeks, sliced
1
large potato
cut into chunks, no need to peel
4 tbsp
M&S toasted sunflower and pumpkin seeds
1/4 tsp
sweet smoked paprika
1 tsp
M&S pure honey
400 g
M&S Remarksable Value British garden peas
2 bags
(80 g)
watercress

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
221kcal
Fat
8.3 g
Saturates
2.7 g
Sugars
8.3 g
Salt
197.1 mg
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step 1
Melt the butter (15 g) in a large pan over a low heat. Add the leeks (2) and potato (1), season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and cover. Cook for 12-15 minutes, stirring occasionally until softened.
step 2
Put the seeds (4 tbsp) into a frying pan over a low-medium heat and cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes until they begin to pop and smell toasted. Add the paprika (1/4 tsp) and a pinch of salt, stir for a few more seconds, then add the honey (1 tsp) and ½ tsp olive oil. Continue to stir until everything is well combined and you can smell the honey. Tip onto a plate to cool.
step 3
Add ¾ of the peas (400 g) and 1 litre boiling water to the soup pan. Season, bring to the boil over a high heat, then simmer for 5 minutes. Stir in the watercress (2 bags), holding back a few sprigs to garnish. Once it has wilted, remove the pan from the heat and use a hand blender to blitz the soup until smooth (it will still have specks of green).
step 4
Stir in the reserved peas and return to the heat. Bring the soup back up to a simmer, then serve in warmed bowls topped with the honey-spiced seeds and the reserved watercress.
step 4 Stir in the reserved peas and return to the heat. Bring the soup back up to a simmer, then serve in warmed bowls topped with the honey-spiced seeds and the reserved watercress.

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