101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach)
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- Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 2 large onions, chopped 1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt 2 cups dried split green peas, picked over and rinsed 1/2 vegetable boullion cube (Rapunzel's Sea Salt and Herbs is especially good) 5 cups water 2 generous handfuls fresh spinach juice of 1/2 lemon (reserve the zest) a few pinches of smoked paprika* more olive oil to drizzle, if desired*An equal amount of chipotle pepper also works nicely.
Add olive oil to a big pot over med-high heat. Stir in onions and salt and cook until the onions soften, just a minute or two. Add the split peas, boullion and water. Bring to a boil, dial down the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the peas are cooked through (but still a touch al dente). Using a large cup or mug ladle half of the soup into a bowl and set aside. Next, throw the spinach into the pot, stirring into the soup 'til just wilted; it will cook a bit more as it sits, so no need to overdo it. Using a hand blender (or regular blender) puree together the spinach and the soup that is still remaining in the pot. Stir the reserved (still chunky) soup back into the puree - you should have a soup that is nicely textured. If you need to thin the soup out with more water (or stock) do so a bit at a time. Stir in the lemon juice and taste. If the soup needs more salt, add more a bit at a time until the flavor of the soup really pops.
Ladle into bowls or cups, and serve each drizzled with olive oil, if desired, and topped with a good pinch of smoked paprika and a touch of lemon zest.
Serves 4 to 6.
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COMMITMENTS.
Ladle into bowls or cups, and serve each drizzled with olive oil, if desired, and topped with a good pinch of smoked paprika and a touch of lemon zest.
Serves 4 to 6.
Number of Servings: 5
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COMMITMENTS.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 148.0
- Total Fat: 3.4 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 581.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 23.4 g
- Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
- Protein: 7.8 g
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