Split Pea Soup
This creamy and hearty split pea soup is an ideal appetizer or a main course for your family-lunch or dinners. It is a healthy, light, colorful, and with plenty of benefits soup.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 486kcal
Equipment
- soup pot
- hand blender
- rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 1 medium onion
- 3 medium celery ribs
- 2 medium potatoes
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 cups green peas
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup broth
Spices
- 2 bay leaves
- sea salt
- pepper
Garnish
- 4 slices bacon
- some grated parmesan
Instructions
- Chop 1 medium onion
- In the heated pan sauté butter and spices, and add the chopped onion
- While the onion is simmering, chop 3 celery ribs and 2 medium potatoes
- When the onion is smooth add chopped celery ribs and potatoes with a glass of water or broth and let them simmer until the potato is tender
- Add 2 cups of frozen peas to the shimmering veggies
- Cook all the veggies for 10 more minutes
- Heat another skillet and fry 3-4 slices of good quality bacon
- When the split pea soup is ready, cool down for some minutes and blend all the ingredients until it purees totally
- Add 3.5 oz of heavy cream and mash the ingredients together in the bowl until the mixture has the consistency of a thick paste. Add salt and pepper to taste, and spices at your taste
- In case you think your soup is too thick, add more broth (half a cup) and blend some more minutes until it gets the consistency you want
- Garnish with grated parmesan, bacon or ham over the soup
Nutrition
Calories: 486kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 461mg | Potassium: 734mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1834IU | Vitamin C: 44mg | Calcium: 98mg | Iron: 5mg