Finnish Summer Soup

This Finnish summer soup is loaded with fresh green beans, peas, onions, potatoes, and baby carrots and thickened with flour and half-and-half.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 563 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 5 small potatoes, peeled and halved
• 6 cups green onions, cut into 3 inch lengths
• 12 baby carrots
• 2 cups fresh shelled green peas
• 0.125 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1.5 pounds fresh green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add potatoes. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 minutes.

Step 2

Add onions, green beans, carrots, butter, salt, and pepper to potatoes in the pot. Simmer until tender, then add peas.

Step 3

Stir together half-and-half and flour in a medium bowl until smooth; stir into simmering vegetables. Cook, stirring constantly, until soup is slightly thickened. Serve hot.