Veggie Split Pea Soup

Submitted by I Appreci8 good food

"Simple and very tasty!!!!! Enjoy! FYI - you might want to use just broth instead of combo water broth. that will depend on your taste buds and how salty you like things."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups split peas, rinsed
• 1 cup water
• 5 cups broth, of choice (i used veggie powdered organic, no MSG and not too much sodium)
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 celery, with leaves finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (sub. butter or veg.oil)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 dash parsley

directions

1. In a large pot add at low-med heat cook onions and garlic until transparent.
2. Add a little water as the time passes so the onions wont brown or crisp.
3. Add water/broth combo, spices and then add celery, carrots and peas.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat to a simmer for 1 to 11/2 hours - until peas are soft and mushy.
6. Remove the bay leaf.
7. Cool slightly.
8. Puree in a blender for a smooth soup or leave as is.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

Tasty and filling. I made this as written but I increased the spices. I partially pureed the soup to thicken a bit, but yet still have some texture. This proves that you don't need bacon or ham to have a wonderful split pea soup. ;) Thanx for sharing!

 

[I'mPat]

So simple and so flavoursome. I scaled back for 2 to 4 serves and the DM and I just coudn't quite finish it all (had about 3/4 cup left but that said I did add nearly another cup of vegie stock (homemade - didn't worry about the water just used all vegie stock) and was worried I was going to end up with a vegie stew rather than a soup but the end result was fantastic, I partially blended with the stick blender which gave it a creamy taste without the cream and was thoroughly enjoyed by the DM and myself (DM prefers pureed soups but I prefer chunky so it came close to suiting us both). The only change I would make is to use maybe other vegies, I restrained using some zuchinni for instance so I can see this as being one of those soups well you could just add those little extras you may have left in the vegie draw so to speak. Thank you I Appreci8t good food!, made for All You Can Cook Buffet - Special Event.