WINTERTIME FRENCH STYLE SPLIT PEA SOUP

Wintertime French Style Split Pea Soup image

A wonderful wintertime pea soup with turmeric, adding a nice bright, cheerful color to the soup. This recipe is versatile, can easily be doubled and more veggies and ham can be added as desired. It is a great way to use the rest of that spiral ham; just be sure to trim all the fat. Adjust water and stock as needed. Especially if reheating, more stock or water should be added. Serve with crusty bread and enjoy!

Provided by JAN

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Beans and Peas

Time 1h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon herbes de Provence
1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric
2 large bay leaves
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pound dried split peas, rinsed
¾ pound carrots, cut into bite-size chunks
2 pounds new potatoes, cut into bite-size chunks
1 (32 fluid ounce) container vegetable stock
3 cups water
1 ½ cups chopped lean cooked ham

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a heavy soup pot or Dutch oven; cook and stir onion and garlic in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir herbes de Provence, turmeric, bay leaves, and cayenne pepper into the vegetables; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
Mix dried split peas, half the carrots, half the potatoes, vegetable stock, and water into vegetables and seasonings, bring to a bowl, and reduce heat to low. Cover pot and simmer until peas are nearly tender, about 35 minutes. Stir remaining half of carrots and potatoes and the ham into soup, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 25 more minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 386.2 calories, Carbohydrate 54.4 g, Cholesterol 18.9 mg, Fat 11.8 g, Fiber 12.5 g, Protein 17.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 794.9 mg, Sugar 9.2 g