Cuban Pea Soup

Healthy, Nutritious, Summer SoupKathleen Berry-Hebert

Cuban Pea Soup

• Take advantage of what’s left of summer by making a yummy cold soup!

• Super tasty AND nourishing

• This soup is restorative of the digestive tract and the brain

• Simple to prepare

• Can always heat up in the winter

Pea Soup

Pea soup is one of those foods I am always happy to consume but it’s never on the forefront of my mind

Ingredients for Cuban Peas

• 1 tablespoon ghee or butter

• ½ tablespoon garlic powder

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes

• ¼ teaspoon sea salt

• 1 lb. frozen green peas

• 1 tablespoon filtered water

Ingredients for Soup

• 2 cups of homemade chicken stock

• 2 cups of Cuban peas (just made)

• 1 tablespoon fresh tarragon

• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and diced

• ½ teaspoon sea salt

• 4 tablespoons sour cream

• ¼ teaspoon paprika

To make the peas:

1. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat

2. Add spices to skillet while butter is melting

3. Add peas to skillet and stir with butter and spices

4. Add 1 tablespoon of water and cover

5. Cook for 5 min. or until peas are warmed and bright green

To make the soup:

1. Combine the Cuban Peas and remaining pea soup ingredients in a blender

2. Blend until smooth

3. Chill and serve

Melanie Christner

• Creator of the recipe

• GAPS Practitioner (Gut and Psychology Syndrome)

• Certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

• Read more from her here: HonestBody.com

GAPS

• GAPS = Gut and Psychology Syndrome

• Coined by neurologist Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride

• Dr. Campbell-McBride successfully healed her son of autism!

“Miscommunication is the cause of all disease – there is no exception to that. It is the communication you have to deal with, when you are trying to treat somebody” – Dr. Ron Rosedale

Kathleen Berry-Hebert

• Kathleen is a school psychologist with a penchant for clinical nutrition

• HonestBody.com is one of her favorite nutrition blogs to follow

• Read more here: KathleenBerryHebert.net