Homemade split pea soup on a cold rainy day is amazing. It warms you up from the inside out. This recipe out of Clean Start is my favorite!
Creamy Split Pea Soup w/ Meyer Lemon Zest & Thyme
Ingredients:
1 large onion, diced
5 stalks celery, diced
1 tbsp grapeseed oil
3 tbsps fresh thyme leaves
3 tbsps mirin (click photo to buy online)
Sea salt
Pepper
3 cups green split peas
10 cups vegetable stock (I use 4 cups of broth out of carton then 6 cups water)
1 Meyer lemon (zest & juice)
In soup pot over medium heat, saute onion and celery in oil until soft (about 4 minutes). Add thyme and mirin, season generously w/ salt & pepper and saute 2 minutes longer
Rinse split peas and add to pot w/ sauteed vegetables. Add stock and bring to boil. Reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 2 1/2 hours or until peas are soft and soup is thick. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice and season to taste w/ salt & pepper. Top w/ lemon zest & serve.
SERVES 6
*I add 2 baked organic chicken breasts to our soup. I bake them for 35 minutes at 400 deg then shred them into the soup.
