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Yellow Split Pea Soup
Yellow Split Pea Soup with Vegetables, a hearty and delicious vegan and vegetarian soup that goes down a treat no matter the season. It's super easy to make with a few frugal ingredients, but it's big in flavours with minimal prep.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 263 kcal
Course:
Soup
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
- 1 cup yellow split peas
- 1 onion
- 2 carrots
- 2 celery stalks
- 1 pepper
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 cups water (or vegetable stock/broth)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat up the oil in a pan set over a low to medium heat.
- Peel and chop the onion, and add it to the pan.
- Fry until it's golden, then add the garlic and fry for a further 1 minute.
- Peel and chop the carrots, celery and pepper, and add them to the pan together with the rinsed yellow split peas.
- Give everything a good stir, pour over the water or stock, and place the lid on.
- Increase the heat to medium, and leave to cook for an hour or until the split peas are tender.
- Add the tomato paste, season well with salt and pepper, and garnish with fresh parsley.
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Notes
- If you do want to add bacon or bacon lardons, I recommend cooking it first in the pan, then remove it, add the oil and follow the steps as above.
- Cooking the bacon first ensures that the flavours stay in the pan, the onions will then deglaze the pan and make the most of those delicious fried bits that are left in the pan. You can then bring the bacon back to the pan at the end - no need to cook further.
- Same applies for chorizo, if you use deli or leftover ham, you can just add it towards the end, no need to cook the ham in any way.
- If you don't mind the soup not being vegetarian/vegan, but you don't want to use any meat, just some extra flavour, swap the vegetable stock/broth or water for chicken stock.
Nutrition Information
Calories
263kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Sodium
674mg
(28%)
Potassium
730mg
(21%)
Fiber
15g
(60%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
5406IU
(108%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
68mg
(7%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 263
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 263kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Sodium | 674mg | 28% |
| Potassium | 730mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 15g | 60% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 5406IU | 108% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 68mg | 7% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.