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Happy New Year. It’s 2008 and it looks like the year ahead is going to be shit.

This is based on a recipe from Gregg Wallace’s excellent ‘Veg’ book. He goes to my gym don’t you know … spends a lot of time working on his abs.

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Skill level: Easy
Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 1 onion - finely chopped
• lettuce - 200g - chopped
• peas - frozen - 350g
• vegetable stock - 1 litre
• butter - 25g
• mint sauce -3tsp
• plain flour - 1tbsp
• sugar - 1tsp
• s & p

Melt the butter in a large saucepan, add the onions and cook gently until soft.

Add the lettuce and cook for 2 minutes.

Stir in the flour and cook for a further 2 minutes.

Add the stock, peas, mint sauce and sugar, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes.

Liquidise and bring up to heat. Serve with a swirl of cream or creme fraiche.

Verdict: A good refreshing soup. You can of course use fresh mint instead of mint sauce.
Drink: We have recklessly decided not to drink alcohol in the 3 weeks between our respective birthdays.
Entertainment: Still listening to Adam & Joe on 6 Music.