Description
Split Pea Soup is a soup for all seasons!
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 ounces (1 pkg.) dried split peas
- 1 lb. smoked ham, thick sliced
- 7 cups water
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 3 medium carrots, chopped
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. dried sweet basil leaves
- 1/4 tsp. dried oregano leaves
- 1/2 tsp. cracked black pepper
- olive oil
- Carrot strips and fresh oregano for garnish
Instructions
- Rinse peas thoroughly under cold running water, removing blemished peas and debris.
- Place peas, water and ham in 5 quart Dutch oven
- Add onion, carrots, salt, basil, oregano and 1/4 tsp. pepper to Dutch oven.
- Bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered for about 1 hour 15 minutes (until peas are tender).
- Stir occasionally.
- Remove ham slices from Dutch oven and let cool.
- Cut meat into bite-sized pieces.
- Carefully ladle hot soup into a food processor or blender; cover and process until smooth (unless you have an immersion blender then keep soup in Dutch oven and blend directly in the pot).
- Return soup and cubed ham to Dutch oven.
- Heat through.
- Garnish with carrot strips and fresh oregano.
- Drizzle olive oil and cracked black pepper over top.
- Serve.