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Vegetarian Split Pea Soup
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
- 3 cups dried split peas
- 7 cups water (may need more) or 7 cups vegetable stock (may need more)
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 2 cups onions, minced
- 4 medium garlic cloves, minced
- 3 stalks celery, minced
- 2 medium carrots, sliced
- 1 potato, diced
- fresh ground black pepper
- 1 -4 tablespoon balsamic vinegar, to taste (or red wine vinegar)
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Optional toppings
- sesame oil (optional)
- fresh ripe tomatoes, diced (optional)
- fresh parsley, minced (optional)
directions
- Place first 5 ingredients in a large pot.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, partially covered for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent split peas from sticking to bottom of pot.
- Add onions, garlic, celery, carrots and potato. (You can saute these first or add them in directly if you want a fat free soup).
- Partially cover and allow to simmer for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.(You may need to add extra water).
- Season to taste with pepper and vinegar.
- Serve with a drizzle of sesame oil, diced tomato and minced parsley.
Reviews
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delicious! - we couldn't stop eating it. I only gave it 4 stars because I didn't follow the recipe exactly but I worked with what I had on hand. I used 2 garlic, 2 celery, 2 carrot, a mix of onion & leek to make 2 cups, 1/2 tsp mustard seed & no potato, bay leaf & a small piece of kombu, salt & pepper. I sauteed the veggies then added the dry split peas (2 1/2 cups) - didn't want to deal w/ cleaning 2 pots. At the end I took a tip from "101cookbooks" split pea recipe. I added lemon juice from about a 1/2 of a lemon (to taste) & that really punched up the flavors. Then to each bowl I sprinkled on some smoked paprika which gave it that wonderful smokey flavor. This was a huge hit among non- veggies!
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Love this soup. I made it vegetarian and left out the vinegar. For those of you that want the flavor of ham but want to keep it vegetarian just use liquid smoke. I used a splash of Wright’s All Natural Hickory Seasoning (liquid smoke) and it came out great. NOTE: liquid smoke is concentrated so a little goes a long way.
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Tweaks
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I love split pea soup and this one was so good! Instead of the water I used vegetable broth, two medium potatoes, and about 1 1/2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. Also sauteed the vegetables before adding them to the soup but did not add the optional toppings before serving. I did add a little more vegetable broth while the soup was simmering to thin it out. DH doesnt care for split pea soup so I did not have to share and enjoyed the leftovers over the next couple days. Made and reviewed for KK's Recipe Tag game.
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Great soup! I have made this a number of times now. I always add extra virgin olive oil as I am surprised that there is no fat added to this soup. I use water and a tablespoon of Old Bay seasoning in place of the salt. DH adds some cubes of ham or bacon bits to his bowl. He and vegetarian DD both love this soup. Thanks for posting!
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