Split pea soup. One of those things that sounds gross. And weird. And gross. Especially because of its attractive yellow-green color. I was always afraid to try it.
And then Dan & I went to a Mediterranean restaurant, where we were served split pea soup. AMAZING. I loved it!
I was craving it again the other day, so rather than pay money for it at the restaurant, I decided to make up the recipe on my own.
This may be the easiest recipe ever created. Seriously.
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 c. dried split peas
- 1 medium onion
- 6 c. vegetable broth
- 1 T. curry powder
- 1 T. cumin
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1/4 tsp. coriander
- 1/4 tsp. allspice
Instructions
- Pour all ingredients into a crock pot.
- Cover pot.
- Cook on High 4-6 hours or Low 6-8 hours.
- Serve.
Seriously, that’s it. If you can measure and pour things into a pot, you’ll be good to go.
The soup was the star of tonight’s dinner, and was paired with a sharp cheddar quesadilla. Aka, sharp cheddar cheese in a whole wheat tortilla, toasted on the Foreman grill. I was craving something simple tonight, obviously.
I also made up some kale chips, which were delicious, but the photograph is super-blurry. Sorry, folks!
The kale chips recipe came from Kath.
Rewinding a bit, my afternoon snack was some trail mix. This x4:
I also went to Pilates Reformer training. Now I’m super sore. That class is INTENSE! I love it. 
What’s your favorite soup recipe?
I love spinach soup but really, I’ll eat pretty much every veggie soup. My mom makes some great soup, what can I say
No, not weird. My first time having it was this fall!
I make a great curried pumpkin and apple soup and nothing beats my grandmas homemade chicken soup!
I’ve never had split pea soup – weird right? Looks yummy though
I am currently loving this spicy pumpkin soup that I made the other weekend, and by “made” I mean purchased the mix from World Market and simmered with some half n’ half…. so not a recipe *sigh* but SO GOOD!!!!
I don’t think I remember the hippo books? Split pea soup always makes me think of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer because they say something about it being “as thick as split pea soup” I think
Looks great!!!
Speaking of soup, I just made some as well! Not split pea though. BTW, whenever I hear/read about split pea soup, I think of those picture books with the hippo characters (George and Martha??). I think they ate a lot of it.
Both of those sound really good; I’d love to see the recipes if you’re willing to share
http://www.amazon.com/George-Martha-Complete-Stories-Friends/dp/0395851580
I don’t think I’ve ever had spinach soup… or even heard of it! I’ll have to look into it!