Empower yourself! Free yourself from meat dependency by switching to a diverse, plant-based diet. This soup is one of my favorites, super easy to make, creamy and delicious it works as lunch or dinner. Only few ingredients are necessary.
Sustainability tips:
Green split peas, the main ingredient for this recipe, are a sustainable crop that is also low in calories, healthy and nutritious. Split peas are easily available in all grocery stores and can also be bought in bulk for a convenient price.
Useful things to have ready
- I suggest to rinse and soak the green peas for about 6-8 hours before boiling, however is not required. Once soaked, green peas can be kept in the refrigerator for a day or two before cooking. As with all legumes, a pressure cooker greatly reduces the cooking time. If you don’t have a pressure cooker you can use a regular pot, nothing changes, it just takes longer.
- You may peel the tomatoes especially if they are not organic.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Ingredients (3-4 people)
- 2-3 fistful of dry green split peas per person
- Half onion
- 1 carrot
- 1 tomato peeled and chopped (you can substitute this with 1 or 2 peeled tomatoes from a can or 2 spoons of tomato sauce)
- 1 small potato (optional)
- Red crushed chili pepper (optional)
- Black pepper
- Salt
- One table spoon of olive oil or other vegetable oil
Procedure
- Drain and rinse the soaked green peas
- In the pressure cooker add the oil. When the oil is hot add onions
- Sautee the onions for a few minutes until golden
- Add red chili pepper
- Add carrots and potatoes (optional) and sautee for a few minutes on medium heat
- Add tomatoes and a spoon of tomato sauce (optional)
- Add split peas
- Add enough water to cover
- Pressure cook for about 10-15 minutes depending on cooker
- Once cooked make sure the soup has a creamy consistency, add salt and black pepper
Enjoy!
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