Finnish Summer Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups vegetable stock
• 5 small potatoes, peeled and halved
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 6 green onions, cut into 3 inch lengths
• 12 baby carrots
• 1 1/2 lbs fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths
• 2 cups fresh shelled green peas
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 heat stock to boiling in a medium pot; add potatoes. reduce to a simmer until potatoes are soft, about 20 minutes.
• 2 add salt, pepper, butter, onions, carrots and green beans; simmer until tender then add peas. if you can't find fresh peas, frozen works just fine.
• 3 in a small bowl, stir together half-and-half and flour until smooth; stir into the simmering vegetables slowly.
• 4 cook, stirring constantly until the soup is slightly thickened. serve immediately.