Sweet Pea Soup With Lemon

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter
10 oz russet potato
1/4 dices
10 oz firm-ripe pear
1 onion
4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon thyme leaves
10 oz peas
1 bunch watercress
8 sprigs watercress for
1 teaspoon salt
1 pepper lemon pepper cream
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

SOUP: In 4-quart Dutch oven, melt butter. Add potato, pear and onion; cook covered, over low heat, stirring often, 20 minutes, until potato is tender. Add chicken broth and thyme; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover; simmer 8 minutes. Add peas and watercress; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer 3 minutes. In blender, puree in batches. Add salt and pepper. LEMON-PEPPER CREAM; Whisk together ingredients. To serve: Ladle 1 cup soup into each of 8 bowls. Serve hot, at room temperature or chilled. Drizzle with Lemon-Pepper Cream. Garnish with watercress.