Organic Split Pea Soup

I love this recipe because it’s full of fresh organic veggies and the combination creates a creamy, rich soup without all of the cream and fat of traditional split pea soup recipes.

 

I start by rinsing and boiling the split peas in just enough water to cover the peas. Boil for 15 minutes, or until the peas soften. This cleans the peas and shortens the cooking time once in the broth.

 

 

Then rinse peas with purified water:

 

 

In a large pot add 2 boxes of organic chicken broth:

 

 

Add to broth peas, celery, carrots, golden potatoes with skins, and onion (veggies can be diced in larger pieces as soup will be pureed in the end):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add salt, pepper, and cilantro to taste, along with 1 bay leaf:

 

 

Bring to boil and simmer for an hour and a half, or until peas and the rest of the veggies are soft:

 

 

Puree in blender until smooth:

 

 

This is one of those dishes that screams, “Don’t judge a book by its cover!” Looks aren’t everything when it comes to culinary delights because this soup is outstanding and tremendously healthy to boot!

 

Bon Appétit!!