A Healthy Split Pea Soup Recipes

Steps:

• In a large stock pot, cover peas with 2 quarts cold water and soak overnight. If you need a faster method, simmer the peas gently for 2 minutes, and then soak for l hour.
• Once peas are soaked, add ham bone, onion, salt, pepper and marjoram. Cover, bring to boil and then simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove bone; cut off meat, dice and return meat to soup. Add celery, carrots and potatoes. Cook slowly, uncovered for 30 to 40 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

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• In a large pot or Dutch oven over medium heat, heat olive oil. Cook onion, carrot, celery and garlic until onion is translucent. Stir in yellow and green split peas, broth, seasoning and salt. Cover, bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 2 1/2 hours, stirring frequently. Puree with a blender or food processor. Return to pot, heat through, and serve.

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• In a Dutch oven, combine all ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until peas and vegetables are tender.

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• In 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, gently mix all ingredients except carrots.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 3 to 4 hours.
• Remove ham bone from soup. Let stand about 15 minutes or until cool enough to handle.
• Remove ham from bone. Remove excess fat from ham; cut ham into 1/2-inch pieces. Stir ham and carrots into soup. Increase heat setting to High. Cover; cook about 15 minutes longer or until carrots are tender.

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• Dice bacon into 1/4-inch cubes. Place in a heavy 6-quart pot over medium-low heat. Cook until fat is rendered and translucent. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Cook until onion and garlic are soft and translucent. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add split peas, stir to coat with fat, and add bay leaves and 2 quarts stock. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat so soup simmers. Skim foam that rises to the surface for about 10 minutes, until no more appears. Add thyme leaves. Simmer uncovered about 1 hour or longer, until peas are soft and starting to fall apart. Add more stock, as needed.
• Remove soup from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Purée soup in a food processor in several batches, short of perfect smoothness; you should be able to spoon up some texture. Reheat soup, skimming off any foam. Stir from the bottom to mix well, then ladle into bowls and serve.

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• in an 8 quart saucepan, saute onions and carrots in the canola oil with a little salt until onions are soft, about 1-2 minutes.
• add water, split peas and a bit more salt. bring to a boil and reduce to simmer. let simmer for 1 hour, partially covered.
• add celery, soy sauce or Bragg's, additional salt and pepper to taste. simmer for an additional 30 minutes, uncovered.
• serve with a squeeze of lemon if desired.

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• In a large pot add peas with 6 cups of cold water. Bring the water to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 1 1/2 hours until the split peas are tender. Add chicken broth, carrot, celery, onion, garlic, sugar, lemon juice, bay leaf and all spices. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for another 1/2 hour or until carrots are soft. Remove the bay leaf. Cool slightly. Puree in a blender for a smooth soup or leave as is. Variations: * Omit the chicken stock and simmer the soup with a ham bone, for a traditional split pea and ham soup. * While peas are simmering, in another pot, cook 1/2 cup of barley with 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until most of the water has been absorbed. Drain and rinse barley with cold water. Add barley to pureed pea mixture. Heat soup and serve. * Replace the chicken stock with vegetable stock for a hearty and healthy vegetarian soup recipe. This soup freezes well. Put individual servings in the freezer for quick meals on cold days. Serves 8

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except ham in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Add ham.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until peas are tender.
• Remove ham from cooker; place on cutting board. Pull meat from bones, using 2 forks; discard bones and skin. Stir ham into soup. Stir well before serving.