Split Pea Soup
Split Pea Soup
Protein-packed hearty and delicious soup for dinner.
Equipment
- 1 Pot or Dutch Oven
- 1 Blender or immersion blender
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 carrots (can use orange, yellow, or white) diced
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 2 cups split peas (green or yellow) rinsed
- 1 tsp Rosemary
- 1 tsp Thyme
- 6-8 cups water or vegetable broth
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a pot, heat oil on medium heat
- Add onions, carrots, and celery and saute for three minutes
- Add split peas and seasonings. Stir everything together.
- Add water/ broth and bring to a gentle boil for about 5 minutes.
- Lower to simmer. Simmer for 30 minutes until peas are really soft.
- Take half the portion and blend or immersion blend gently. You want smooth soup with a little texture.
Notes
Split peas have lots of protein (16 grams per cup), fiber, folate, iron and potassium.
Adjust liquid for level of thickness. I like mine thick!
White or yellow carrots help keep the soup greener vs turning a brown-green. Equally nutritious.
