Split Pea and Winter Squash Soup

"from _Feeding the Healthy Vegetarian Family_ by Kenneth Haerder. I've reduced the oil by 3 T. He mentions you can use 1 c canned pumpkin or squash in lieu of the squash."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 25mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Spray a large soup pot with cooking spray and heat over medium-high heat. Add onion and celery and saute 7-8 minutes. Lower the heat, then stir in the garlic and saute for 30 more seconds.
  • Add the oil, then stir in the curry powder and gently saute for 30 seconds.
  • Add the water, squash, split peas, bay leaf, and salt. Bring to a near boil, then lower the heat.
  • Partially cover the pot, then simmer for about 1 hour. Cook until the split peas are completely tender and falling apart. Remove from heat and discard bay leaf.
  • Puree soup in batches using a food processor, blender, or immersion blender.
  • Put pureed soup back on the stove over low heat and stir in the sugar and tomato paste. Add salt if necessary.
  • Simmer five minutes more, then serve with lemon wedges if desired.

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  1. This is really good, DD (toddler) thought so too! I love split pea soup and this was a nice healthy variation with the squash. I used a mild curry powder, Recipe #104344. Some really weathered looking acorn squash and I omitted the bay leaf out of preference. I could make this again. Made for Please Review My Recipe, Tag Game.
     
  2. Delicious and a great change from ordinary split pea soup! I used green split peas and butternut squash (didn't measure the squash cubes - so probably a bit more) and I also didn't have any celery so added some celery seeds and instead of the tomato paste I used catsup. Even if all these subs it is still basically the same soup -- which is a very low cal (only 3 WW pts/serving!) and hot for a cold middle of the week meal! Thanks for sharing! Made for veg swap tag!
     
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  1. Delicious and a great change from ordinary split pea soup! I used green split peas and butternut squash (didn't measure the squash cubes - so probably a bit more) and I also didn't have any celery so added some celery seeds and instead of the tomato paste I used catsup. Even if all these subs it is still basically the same soup -- which is a very low cal (only 3 WW pts/serving!) and hot for a cold middle of the week meal! Thanks for sharing! Made for veg swap tag!
     

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