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EAT WELL
Simple Split Pea Comfort Soup
Serves 2-4
Curl up on the sofa with a good book and a great split pea soup to stay warm. The world offers many
delicious versions of split pea soup to try, however this comfort soup is absolutely delicious as is. If you’re
feeling adventurous, you can use this as your basic starter recipe and branch out in any number
of interesting directions. Soup doesn’t get any simpler than this.
Ingredients:
1 cup split peas
1 medium onion, diced
1 medium carrot, diced
1 medium celery rib, diced
1 medium potato, diced
1 tbsp. vegetable stock base
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions:
Soak your split peas for 4 to 6 hours, or even longer,
if possible, to ensure a shorter cooking time.
Drain the split peas, and place them in a large pot
in 8 cups water without salt. Cook over high heat
for 15-20 minutes or until boiling. Reduce heat to
a simmer, partially covered, for 20 minutes or until
peas are tender.
Add remaining ingredients and return to a boil.
Reduce heat to a simmer, partially covered, for 15
or until vegetables are tender.
Reprinted with permission from
A Plant-Based Life: Your Complete Guide to Great Food,
Radiant Health, Boundless Energy, and a Better Body by
Micaela Cook Karlsen (author), with foreword by T. Colin Campbell.
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