Refreshing broad bean soup

Name: Refreshing broad bean soup
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: 500 gram broad beans (fresh or frozen); 100 gram green peas (fresh or frozen); 1 large onion; 2 garlic cloves; 1/2 lemon (juice + zest); 1 liter vegetable stock (store-bought or make your own); 100 gram diced ham (or without for a vegetarian version); olive oil; pepper and salt to taste

Refreshing broad bean soup is hearty and yet great for those last days of summer because of the lemon. Ready in 20 minutes.

Recipe refreshing broad bean soup

Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-09-15, this recipe is for 6 persons and takes 20 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-09

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Preparation time

5 minutes

Time cooking

15 minutes

Total time

20 minutes

Preparation - 5 minutes

Peel and roughly chop the onion and garlic cloves, it doesn't really matter how you cut them cause we're going to blend the soup anyway.

Finishing the broad bean soup - 15 minutes

Heat up olive oil in a large pan and sauté the onion and garlic for about 2 minutes. Add the (frozen) broad beans and peas and sauté them a few minutes more. Pourin the vegetable stock and bring to a boil.

When the soup has come to a boil you can turn down the heat and let it simmer for 10 minutes, or until the broad beans or fully cooked. Keep some broad beans aside if you like and blend the rest of the soup until smooth.

You can use a (immersion) blender to do this. Season the soup with pepper, salt and juice of half a lemon. Serve the soup over plates or bowls and add a small amount of the whole broad beans and peas.

You could add a small handful of diced cooked ham to make this soup non vegetarian. Garnish the soup with lemon zest and enjoy your meal!