Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, split pea soup, vegetarian or vegan. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This makes a very thick vegetarian split pea soup. To make it thinner, reduce the amount of split peas or add more water. Depending on the density of split peas, it may take a while for the vegetables and peas to soften, but you can't really overcook this soup; just stir occasionally, and add water if it gets too dry.
SPLIT PEA SOUP, VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. SPLIT PEA SOUP, VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook split pea soup, vegetarian or vegan using 8 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make SPLIT PEA SOUP, VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN:
- Get 1 lb split peas
- Get 6 large carrots
- Prepare 5 stalks celery
- Make ready 1 medium-large leek with dark green top removed and discarded
- Make ready 1 large (not gigantic) onion
- Prepare 4 tablespoons olive oil Or unsalted butter
- Prepare 2 teaspoons salt
- Prepare 9-10 cups water
How to serve vegetarian split pea soup. Serve this vegan and vegetarian split pea soup with some crusty bread, biscuits (or vegan biscuits), or a simple side salad for a full meal. Split pea soup is healthy, comforting, and so easy to make. In fact, I have about a million and one versions that I make, and I never actually follow a recipe.
Instructions to make SPLIT PEA SOUP, VEGETARIAN OR VEGAN:
- Small chop or large dice all vegetables.
- In Dutch oven (large pot) heat olive oil or unsalted butter to medium-low
- Sautee veggies slowly about 12 minutes until cooked down slightly, stirring occasionally.
- Add split peas, water and salt. Bring to boil, reduce heat to simmer, cook 75 minutes. Taste and add more salt if needed.
I had a hard time picking a version for this post, but I decided to go with a vegan version of what I consider classic split pea soup — the smoky stuff that's normally made with ham. To freeze, let cool completely and store in freezer safe containers (affiliate link), leaving ½ inch head space for expansion. You can also freeze larger portions in large ziplock. About this split pea soup: Most split pea soup recipes on the internet have some sort of bacon or ham in them, so I set out to make a super delicious vegetarian version. This vegetarian split pea soup has some veggies to bulk it up a bit, like carrots and potatoes, but the kicker is these croutons.
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