We're fully launched into Spring here in the San Francisco area. Everything is in bloom and huge wafts of floral scents sweep into the house on beams of sunshine when a window or door is opened. But this week we left all that burgeoning beauty to head for a different kind of beauty - the last snow in the mountains. It's gorgeous, don't get me wrong, but I miss being in the midst of Spring. So I made this soup today to try to recapture a bit of it. I've made this soup with bibb lettuce as well as romaine and it works great either way. It's even a great way to use up any spinach you might have left over from spinach week or swiss chard. I added lemon zest with the peas and mint witha little squeeze of lemon to brighten up the lettuce, and added creme fraiche and freshly grated nutmeg at the end. In the summer on a hot day, I serve this chilled for a refreshing start to a meal but today looking out at the freshly fallen snow, I served it nice and warm. Note: Greek yogurt could easily be substituted for the creme fraiche.

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