Split Pea Soup
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- 12 hours soaking time for the yellow split peas
- Easy
- Serves 4
Skip to ingredients
- 225g yellow split peas
- 1.5 litres stock
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 sweet potato, chopped
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 4 handfuls of raw spinach
Method
step 1
Soak the yellow split peas for 12 hours in cold water.step 2
Rinse the split peas, put in a large pan and cover with the stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for 25 mins.step 3
Remove any scum and add the onion, sweet potato and carrots. Simmer for 15-20 minutes, until the veg are tender.step 4
Cool slightly, then blend until smooth.step 5
Return to the pan and reheat, adding the spinach to wilt it.
