Smoky Vegetarian Split Pea Soup Food

VEGETARIAN SPLIT PEA SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• CHOP VEGETABLES: Option #1: Dice carrots, celery and onion into 1/2 inch/1.3cm pieces - and mince the garlicOption #2 (shortcut): Cut vegetables into 2 inch/5 cm pieces and pulse them in the processor (this is a big shortcut so my preference!). I process onions in one batch, then carrots, garlic and celery in another. I leave a few larger chunks of carrots and celery to have some vegetables that hold their shape in the finished soup. If you plan to blend the soup into a purée, however, there's no need.
• COOK ON STOVE TOP: (see Note 1 and 2 for other cooking methods)Sauté veggies: Heat oil on medium heat in a large pot. Add onions and sauté 3 minutes. Add celery and carrots and garlic and sauté 4-5 minutes. Shortcut: skip this step (and skip the oil) and just add everything to the pot and cook. Sautéing adds flavor though.Add broth and seasonings, then cook: Add peas, broth, water, dill and seasonings to pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer on medium low (3/10) for 1 1/2-2 hours, until vegetables and peas are soft. If too watery, continue to cook for 15-20 minutes with lid off or partially covering the pot. But note that soup will thicken on standing or in fridge. Remove bay leaf and adjust seasonings to your taste.
• SERVE: If you like chunkier soup, serve as is. If you prefer creamier soup, blend soup in processor (in batches), blender or with stick immersion blender. Alternatively, do half and half - blend half the soup to creamy, then combine with the unblended chunky half. Serve with croutons, biscuits, a warm crusty loaf bread or cornbread.

VEGAN SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large pot or instant pot, heat up your oil and sauté onions, carrots and celery with a pinch of salt. Cook the vegetables down until onions have become translucent.
• Add in garlic and sauté until fragrant.
• To the pot, add dry thyme, oregano, smoked paprika, pepper and nutritional yeast, then stir well to combine with vegetables.
• Pour in the split peas along with the vegetable broth and milk, then top with the fresh thyme sprigs and bay leaves and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
• Bring soup to a boil, then reduce heat to medium low and cover the pot with a lid. Cook for 1 hour or until split peas are tender. Make sure to stir occasionally to prevent veggies or split peas from sticking and burning the bottom of the pot.
• Close the lid and seal the pressure valve, then set the pressure cooker to manual pressure and cook for 15 minutes. Leave the soup as is for 15 minutes and then release the remaining pressure through the pressure valve before opening and stirring.
• Remove thyme sprigs and bay leaves from the soup. Then mash and mix 1/4 cup water with the miso paste until there are no lumps remaining. Pour mixture into pot after soup is done cooking. Stir well and add additional salt and pepper to taste. Serve with baked tofu and enjoy.

SMOKY SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Soak split peas in large bowl of cold water overnight(some reviewers said they boiled the peas for 30 or 40 minutes rather than soaking and it worked fine).
• Heat oil in 3-qt. saucepan over medium heat. Add paprika, chipotle, and cumin if using, and stir. Add sweet potato(or squash), onions, and celery, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Cover, and cook 10 minutes, or until onions are soft and translucent. Add garlic, and sauté 2 minutes.
• Drain split peas, and add to pot with 6 cups water(I use about 4 cups vegetable stock and 2 cups water). Bring soup to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 1 hour. Add tomatoes, and cook 30 minutes more, or until split peas are tender.

SPICY SPLIT PEA SOUP- ALL VEGETARIAN/ VEGAN VERSION

Steps:

• I could not enter how to prepare ingredients, it would not accept and include for nutrition data, so instructions for preparing are:
• dice vegetables, carrot I used one large carrot diced, I used 1 large onion diced probably 2 cups or more, and diced garlic.
• Place 2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil in saute/ or fry pan on medium heat.
• Add 1 diced onion,and the diced carrot cook over medium heat until onions are translucent 3-5 minutes, do not brown.
• Add diced garlic in middle of pan, push aside onion and saute about 1 minute until translucent, watch carefully do not overcook or brown garlic.
• Clean split peas in strainer with water, remove any discolored peas.
• Add peas to a large stockpot.
• Add 6 cups vegetable or chicken broth to stockpot.
• Add cooked onions, carrots and garlic to stockpot.
• Add spices celery salt, cumin, thyme, crushed red pepper and cayenne pepper and fresh ground pepper.
• Bring all to a boil then cover and simmer over low heat for 30-60 minutes.

SMOKY SPLIT PEA AND ROOT VEGETABLE SOUP

Steps:

• melt butter in lg pot over low heat. add carrots, parsnips, leeks, onion, thyme, marjoram and bay leaves. cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes. add stock, peas and ham hocks. bring to simmer and cover partially and cook til peas are tender and soup thickens slightly stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. add parsley in the last 5 minutes. season with salt and pepper.

VEGETARIAN SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 9 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until peas are tender, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally. , Add salt and pepper; simmer 10 minutes longer. Remove soup from heat; cool slightly. Process in batches in a blender or food processor until smooth; return to pan and heat through. If desired, garnish with carrots and green onions.