In my (mountain) home town of Deir el-Qamar, radishes are huge. Apparently, these are winter radishes; in the Summer, they switch back to their normal size.
Radish greens are purported to be super nutritious; there are many ways they can be used (I have made pasta with them, salads, pesto). In a soup instead of, say, spinach.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 bag of frozen peas
- 2 large baking potatoes
- 2 bunches of radish greens
- 1 large onion
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 cups of yogurt
- salt, pepper, 1 tsp of cumin, 1 tsp of turmeric
- Dash of hot red pepper (optional)
- olive oil
METHOD:
- Chop the onion; peel and dice the potatoes. Wash the radish greens well. Peel and chop the garlic and mash in a mortar with a dash of salt. Heat the oil in a soup pot and fry the onions with the potatoes for 7 minutes; drop the radish greens, garlic, and add 6 cups of water and the spices; cover the pot and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add the peas the last 5 minutes of cooking. Use an immersion blender and purée the mixture. Add the yogurt and stir to combine. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve warm.
10 Comments
A tasty soup! Radish greens are so delicious.
Cheers,
Rosa
What a great idea to combine peas and radishes – sort of a sweet and biting contrast between the two. Lovely photos!
Such huge radishes!! Wow! I am always looking for new recipes for the radish greens we have in abundance here in the spring, and this soup looks delightful!
GOODMORNIG! GREAT SOUP! MADE A VARIATION USING FRESH DILL,GROUND CORIANDER SEEDS AS SPICES AND BUTTERMILK INSTEAD OF YOGURT (SECOND BATCH). BEST OF HEALTH TO YOU AND EVERYBODY IN THE SITE!
Brilliant!
The bowl is gorgeous – the green peas would add the sweet to the tart – I am a fan of all soups. Have met a couple I couldn’t eat, but that is very rare.
YUM!
V
I would not normally think radish and peas would make a delicious soup, but as usual, you surprise me!
Joumana, how interesting! I always want to make something with radish leaves. and your recipe a very good way to use it.
is it possible to replace green peas with green beans?
@Elena: Sure, I would! Green beans sounds good too!
Wish i get a bowl of this thick and healthy soup.
Joumana , I prepared this soup and I like it . Really interesting taste. Next time I want to try to replace potatoes with cauliflower and carrots in order to reduce amount of calories.