Easy Peasy Split Pea Soup

Name: Easy Peasy Split Pea Soup
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams bacon; 1 carrot, diced; 1 celery stalk, diced; 1 clove garlic, chopped; 454 grams green split peas, washed and picked clean; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 1 lime, cut into wedges, for garnish; 1 liters low-sodium chicken stock; 1 medium onion, chopped; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tomato, diced, for garnish

Easy Peasy Split Pea Soup might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free and dairy free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 22g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 421 calories. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. A mixture of ground cumin, salt and pepper, celery stalk, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the lime you could follow this main course with the Lime Angel Food Cake with Lime Glaze and Pistachios as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes.

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Slice the bacon into 1/2-inch chunks.

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Bacon

Add to a large soup pot and cook over medium-high heat to render the fat and get crispy on all sides, about 8 minutes total. The more brown the better; just don't burn them. They are perfect when they are more chewy than juicy.

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Soup

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Pot

Remove bacon chunks and set aside on a paper towel lined plate.

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Bacon

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Paper Towels

Pour off all but 2 to 3 tablespoons of fat from the stock pot.

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Stock

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Pot

Add the onion, carrot and celery with a pinch of salt and pepper and saute until onions are just translucent, about 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cumin and let cook another minute before adding the split peas and stock. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the peas are al dente (cooked through, but slightly firm and whole), about 20 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Split Peas

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Onion

Cumin

Stock

Peas

Ladle out about 3 cups of the peas and carefully blitz the remaining soup using an immersion blender or countertop blender until creamy. If using a countertop blender be sure to only fill it about 1/3 the way up and start on a slow speed, then raise to a higher speed. This method will take a bit longer due to the need to blitz in batches.

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Peas

Soup

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Immersion Blender

Blender

Ladle

Pour the soup back into the pot. Return the 3 cups of peas to the soup and stir to combine and heat through. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. To serve, ladle the soup into bowls and top with bacon, tomato and a squeeze of lime.

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Salt And Pepper

Tomato