Yellow split peas pack this delicious soup with plant-based protein cashews add rich flavor and smoked paprika and fresh corn give it a sweet smoky taste.
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PEA SOUP | the classic recipe you know and love!
Until I tried this yellow split pea soup from Gena Hamshaw’s cookbook Power Plates I didn’t think split peas were anything to get excited about. Growing up I’d only ever eaten them in classic split pea soup. You know the kind that’s made with chicken stock and a ham hock and that’s really not my thing. This recipe takes all the best parts of that traditional soup—smoky flavor tons of plant-based protein—and takes it in a whole new direction. It’s 100% vegan sweet and savory creamy comforting and totally delicious.
If you’ve never cooked with yellow or green split peas before they’re a lot like lentils. Unlike most dried beans you don’t need to soak them before cooking them and they become soft and tender in under an hour on the stove. They make this soup thick and creamy without using actual cream and as I mentioned above they add a lot of plant-based protein. Thanks to the split peas this soup is nutritious and comforting but in a light feel-good way.
I like to think of this yellow split pea soup as a plant-based version of corn soup. Here's what's in it:
