Vegetarian Split Pea Soup
(http://www.101cookbooks.com)
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 large onions, chopped
1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
2 cups dried split green peas, picked over and rinsed
5 cups water (or vegetable stock)
juice of 1/2 lemon (reserve the zest)
a few pinches of smoked paprika
more olive oil to drizzle
Directions
- Add olive oil to a big pot over med-high heat. Stir in onions and
salt and cook until the onions soften, just a minute or two. Add the
split peas and water. Bring to a boil, dial down the heat, and simmer
for 20 minutes, or until the peas are cooked through (but still a touch
al dente).
- Using a large cup or mug ladle half of the soup into a bowl and set
aside. - Using a hand blender (or regular blender) puree the soup that
is still remaining in the pot. Stir the reserved (still chunky) soup
back into the puree - you should have a soup that is nicely textured. If
you need to thin the soup out with more water (or stock) do so a bit at
a time. Stir in the lemon juice and taste. If the soup needs more salt,
add more a bit at a time until the flavor of the soup really pops.
- Ladle into bowls or cups, and serve each drizzled with olive oil
and topped with a good pinch of smoked paprika and a touch of lemon
zest.
Serves 4 to 6.
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