This is a very simple, healthy, and delicious soup.  Ina sautes chopped onions and leaks, adds vegetable stock, frozen peas, and fresh mint. After she simmers the mixture, she carefully blends it to a smooth creamy consistency.  She adds chopped fresh chives as she she serves it.  Enjoy.

Ina Garten, aka The Barefoot Contessa is a very successful cookbook author and TV personality.  She has published 9 best selling cookbooks, and is the star of the Food Networks cooking show, The Barefoot Contessa.

From Wikipedia –

“Garten had no formal training; she taught herself culinary techniques, with the aid of French and New England cookbooks. Later, she relied on intuition and feedback from customers and friends to refine her recipes. … Her culinary career began with her gourmet food store, Barefoot Contessa; Garten then expanded her activities to several best-selling cookbooks, magazine columns, self-branded convenience products, and a popular Food Network television show.”

 You can learn more about her, follow her activities, and enjoy her recipes on her website, barefootcontessa.com.

Her cookbooks are available on Amazon.