Split Pea Soup
Green Pea Soup
2 cups green or yellow peas soaked overnight and rinsed well
carrots
onion
celery or fennel
parsley
garlic
ham (optional)
Bring 6-8 cups of water to a boil. Add peas and pork. Simmer for 1.5 hours. Meanwhile, sauté carrot, fennel, onion until almost tender, add parsley and garlic and sauté a minute longer. Add veggie sauté to peas and pork and simmer for 30 minutes longer or until peas are tender.
*Serve with cornbread. Yum
Ingredients
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
1 large potatoes or 2 smaller ones
300 grams peas, fresh or frozen
700 ml vegetable broth or water
Other:
1 tbs vegetable oil
Salt, pepper to taste
fresh herbs to taste: parsley, lovage
1 tbs lemon juice
Decoration:
olive oil
plant-based yogurt or cream
blanched peas
thyme
chopped peanuts
Instructions
Peel and finely dice onion and garlic cloves. Peel and dice potato.
In a pot, heat a table spoon of vegetable oil, then add onion and garlic and gently fry until translucent, stirring occasionally. Add diced potatoes and peas, pour over with vegetable stock and season with salt, pepper and finely chopped fresh herbs to taste.
Let it simmer and cook on low for about 15 minutes, until the potatoes and peas are fork-tender. Then, remove from heat, add a tablespoon of lemon juice and blend until smooth in a blender (or with a stick blender).
Pour pea soup on plates and serve.
Optionally you can decorate with some plant-based yogurt or cream, a drizzle of olive oil, some thyme, a teaspoon of chopped peanuts and blanched peas.
To make blanched peas: In a small pot, heat 3 cups of water. When boiling, add a handful of peas, let it cook for a minute, then remove the peas from the boiling water with a skimmer and immediatelly place in a bowl with iced water. Let it cool down for about 5 minutes, then drain and serve.
