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1 Warming winter soup

Pea & ham soup

■ Serves 4 ■ Prep 5 mins ■ Cook 10 mins

6 spring onions, roughly chopped
 25g buttrt
 500g frozen peas
 600ml boiling strong-flavoured vegetable or chicken stock
 300g thick-cut ham, chopped

Fry the spring onions in the butter for 5 mins until softened. Add the peas and stock and boil for 3 mins.  Stir in a small handful of the ham, simmer for 2 mins, then take off the

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