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Yellow Split Pea Soup
I love this simple recipe, because it requires so little time in the kitchen. Substitute green split peas if you like, but you will lose the rich, mellow flavor of the yellow split peas.
INGREDIENTS
1 cup yellow Split peas (Click the source link above to buy)
4 cups water
1/2 cup diced celery
1 carrot, diced
1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
3 strips Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Turkey Bacon, diced (Optional, but you may wish to add two drops of Wright's Liquid Smoke, or season with one of the many vegan Bacon Salt products out there.)
Salt to taste
DIRECTIONS
Combine all ingredients in a soup pot or Dutch oven. Cover and simmer one hour, or until the peas are soft.
Blend until desired consistency is achieved. An immersion blender is ideal for this purpose. Reheat, if necessary after blending. Salt to taste and serve.
We love this one with big slabs of hot, buttered cornbread -- not only because it's delicious, but because, together, the corn and peas constitute a complete protein.
