Split Pea Soup
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 60 minutes
Yields: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable broth or extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 large onions, diced
- 1 leek – white part cleaned well & diced (optional)
- 2 stalk celery, diced
- 3 carrots, diced
- 2 cups dried split green peas, picked over and rinsed
- 6 cups water
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander (or seeds)
Instructions
- Rinse peas
- Add broth or olive oil to a large pot over low heat
- Add turmeric, coriander & cumin for 1 minute
- Stir in garlic, leeks and onions, sauté until the onions soften
- Add water, carrots, celery, bay leaves and split peas
- Bring to a boil, cover pot and simmer for 60 minutes or until peas are cooked
- Remove bay leaves. Puree using an immersion blender