Yellow Squash and Split Pea Soup with Shrimp
Yellow Squash and Split Pea Soup with Shrimp might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 228 calories, 13g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. If you have summer squash, peas, whipping cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the yellow split peas you could follow this main course with the Banana Split Brownie Pie as a dessert.
Instructions
In a 12- by 15-inch baking pan, mix squash with olive oil; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper and mix to coat.
Bake in a 400 regular or convection oven, stirring occasionally, until squash is tender when pierced, 15 to 20 minutes.
Meanwhile, in a 5- to 6-quart pan over medium heat, melt butter.
Add onion and stir occasionally until very limp, 8 to 10 minutes.
Add broth and wine, increase heat, and bring to a simmer.
Add shrimp and simmer, uncovered, just until pink on the outside and opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part (cut to test), about 2 minutes. With a strainer or a slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to a bowl.
Rinse lemon grass; cut off and discard tough tops and root end.
Remove and discard tough outer layers. With the flat side of a knife or a mallet, crush tender inner stalk.
Add to pan along with cumin, turmeric, and split peas. Bring to a boil over high heat, then cover, reduce heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until peas are very tender and almost completely broken down, about 50 minutes.
Stir in all but about 1/4 cup roasted squash. In a blender or food processor, working in batches if necessary, whirl soup until smooth. Return to pan over low heat and stir in cream and salt and pepper to taste.
Heat until steaming (see notes).
Ladle soup into bowls and top equally with shrimp and reserved roasted squash.