One-Pot French Canadian Split Pea Soup

This French Canadian pea soup will help you cope with those long, cold, wintery

days. Warm, thick and smokey, it is the ideal comfort food! It’s a complete healthy meal, high in plant protein, minerals, and vitamins. One generous bowl will fill you up and warm you up. It’s also easy to make; all ingredients go into one big pot.

One-Pot French Canadian Split Pea Soup [Vegan, Gluten-Free]

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups dry yellow split peas
• 1 cup dry red lentils
• 1 large cooking onion, diced
• 2 big carrots, diced
• 3 celery sticks, chopped
• 1 big sweet potato, peeled and diced
• 1 big leek (with dark and tender greens), chopped
• 2 ripe tomatoes with skins, diced
• 2-3 garlic buds, pressed
• 5 cups vegetable stock, preferably homemade
• 10 cups of water (or more later)
• 1 teaspoon dry Italian herbs
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon powdered curcuma
• Sea salt and ground pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• A good handful of fresh parsley leaves, chopped

Preparation

1. Put all ingredients, except the balsamic vinegar and parsley, in a big soup pot. Mix well.
2. Bring to the boil and simmer with the lid on for 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove 5 cups of the soup (careful not to pick up the bay leaves) and pour this into the bowl of a blender or food processor.
4. Process until smooth.
5. Pour this back into the soup pot.
6. Stir in the vinegar and parsley. Serve.

Notes

Store leftovers in a covered container in refrigerator or freezer. This soup thickens as the lentils and peas absorb more stock and water. Add more water according to taste.

https://www.onegreenplanet.org/vegan-recipe/one-pot-french-canadian-split-pea-soup-gluten-free/