babcias pea soup

Name: babcia's pea soup
Ingredients: for the soup; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 3 banana shallots; 3 plump cloves of garlic; 250 grams fresh or frozen peas; 600 milliliters vegetable stock or water + more if needed; 1 teaspoon salt; a pinches white pepper; to garnish; 1/2 cup crème fraiche; 1 teaspoon lemon zest; the juice of half a lemon; a handfuls toasted flaked almonds; olive oil to drizzle; coarse black pepper; 1 tablespoon finely chopped chives