Veggie Loaded Green Split Pea Soup
Ingredients
- 1 cup @bobsredmill split green peas
- 1 medium onion or shallot
- 1 inch ginger minced
- 1 medium clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
- 4-5 cups vegetable broth
- 1 large carrot, finely diced
- 1 small potato, optional
- 1/2 medium fresh fennel bulb, finely chopped
- ‘2 cups curly kale washed middle rib removed and finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or coconut oil
- sea salt and black pepper to taste
- lime juice to serve
Preparation
Wash the split peas and let it soak in warm water till we get the other stuff prepped
In medium sized sauce pan. Warm the oil and add chopped onion, potato, carrot, fennel. Sauté until soft for about 6-7 minutes
Add the drained split peas, garlic ginger, turmeric and sauté further till everything is coated on the spilt peas
Now add the veggie broth, salt and pepper and bring it to a boil. Simmer for 35-40 minutes till the peas are soft and almost are disintegrating. Now you have two choices
First: you could use a hand blender and blend the soup till smooth or leave it as is
Add the chopped kale and cook for 1-2 minutes till the kale is wilted but still green and tender. Serve with a good squeeze of lime juice. Enjoy. •