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Split Pea Soup

Split Pea Soup

*I updated this recipe on 12/6/2020. Enjoy!

I've finally landed on a split pea soup recipe that reminds me of the version my grandmother made for me. It has the texture, sweetness, saltiness, and slight smoky flavor that I remember. For my recipe, the smokiness comes from smoked paprika. Some folks like to add a ham bone to the soup for salt and flavor. Totally up to you. If you do add a ham bone, reduce the salt in this recipe by about 1 teaspoon to balance out the salt from the ham bone.

I tend to forget this, but split peas are different from the fresh peas that grow in the summer on a vine in a pod. They're more comparable to lentils, both of which are legumes, and like lentils, split peas are dried for storage. The outer hull is removed and the peas are split in half along a natural seam. They come in either a yellow or green shade, and I use the green shade in this recipe. Green split peas are less starchy and milder in flavor. While split peas don't require soaking because they're split to speed up cooking, if you're following SCD you must soak dried legumes.

I added a bouquet garni to this soup. A bouquet garni is a small bunch of fresh herbs wrapped in string, or in this case cheesecloth or a muslin bag to keep the herbs separated from the soup. You can also use a nut milk bag in a pinch. This allows you to infuse the soup with all those good flavors and scents without the leftover plant material (stems, leaves). For this soup I used fresh parsley, fresh thyme, and a bay leaf.

I made this in an Instant Pot, but you can make this soup in a large saucepan on a stove top as well. In step 4, bring the soup to a gentle boil, cover and simmer for 1 hour 30 minutes.

Split Pea Soup

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  1. Anjanette says

    April 21, 2011 at 3:11 pm

    I *love* split pea soup! I often start the split peas and some chicken stock in the crockpot on low before church and sautee some onions to add when we get home. So comforting and creamy without any work! We add plain yogurt to ours, too! 🙂

    Funny thing, I brought some to my in-laws last week after my MIL had surgery and my husband was worried that they would be offended because it was such a cheap meal. That blew my mind! He was likely right, but I just can't wrap my thoughts around not appreciating something so wholesome!!

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    • Erica says

      April 21, 2011 at 4:53 pm

      This is tasty meal, expensive or not. I'm with you.

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  2. Bernadette says

    April 20, 2011 at 4:25 am

    May I suggest you try sprinkling some marjoram on top, before serving? It's fabulous!

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    • Erica says

      April 21, 2011 at 4:52 pm

      I will!

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  3. Eve says

    April 19, 2011 at 10:02 am

    Yum! My husband and I are also big fans of green peas. Thank you for sharing your recipe!

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