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    Spinach and pea soup

    Two variations on the same basic soup recipe:
    – fry a chopped onion until soft, add a large bunch of fresh spinach leaves and wilt
    – add a similar quantity of frozen peas, a chopped chilli pepper (espelette is best) and some vegetable stock, cover until cooked
    – mix the soup in a blender and serve with a dollop of soft goats cheese mixed with fromage blanc

    As an alternative:
    – follow recipe above but do not add a chilli pepper
    – add more peas so as to make a slightly thicker soup
    – chop and add two or three slices of chorizo
    – heat some parmesan cheese on a greaseproof paper in a hot oven until bubbling and brown, allow to cool
    – serve soup with parmesan “wafers”