Minted Pea Soup

==Info==
Cook Time: 30 minutes 
Serves: 6
== Ingredients ==
* 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
* 1 small sweet onion (i.e. Walla Walla or Vidalia), chopped
* 1 potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 3-1/2 cups water
* 1 lb frozen peas, thawed
* Low-fat plain yogurt
* Fresh mint, minced
* Salt and pepper to taste
== Directions ==
1.Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until softened (about 2–3 minutes.) 
2.Add potato and salt and cook for 2 minutes. Add water then cover and let simmer until potatoes are tender (about 15 minutes.) Add peas and let simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes.
3.Using a blender, carefully blend soup in batches and then strain through a sieve back into saucepan. Reheat and add salt and pepper to taste (optional.)
4.Serve in bowls with a dollop of yogurt sprinkled with mint.
== Source ==
* Minted Pea Soup from the Public Health Cookbook, Seattle & King County Department of Public Health—original source of recipe, US government resource in the public domain
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