Best Split Pea And Zucchini Soup Recipes

SPLIT PEA AND ZUCCHINI SOUP

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Make and share this Split Pea and Zucchini Soup recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dicentra

Categories Lentil

Time 1h10m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 cup yellow split peas
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, diced
2 zucchini, diced
3 3/4 cups chicken broth
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
salt and pepper

Steps:

Place the split peas in a bowl, cover with cold water and leave to soak for several hours or overnight. Drain, rinse in cold water and drain again.
Heat the oil in a saucepan. Add the onion, cover and cook until soft.
Reserve a handful of the diced zucchini and add the rest to the pan.
Cook, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes. Add the split peas to the pan.
Add the stock and turmeric to the pan and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer for 30-40 minutes, or until the split peas are tender.
Season with salt and pepper to taste.
When the soup is almost ready, bring a saucepan of water to a boil, add the reserved zucchini and cook for 1 minute. Drain.
Serve soup garnished with the boiled zucchini.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 262.2, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 733.6, Carbohydrate 36.8, Fiber 14.1, Sugar 7.5, Protein 18.1

SPLIT PEA AND ZUCCHINI SOUP

Split Pea and Zucchini Soup image

This is a very nice soup and a change from the regular split pea soup. I adapted it from Mediterranean: Food of the Sun.

Provided by Engineer in the Kit

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 1h40m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup split peas
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
2 medium zucchini, finely diced
4 cups water
3 teaspoons vegetable bouillon granules
1/2 teaspoon turmeric or 1/2 teaspoon saffron
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

Soak the split pea overnight in cold water, or at least 6 hours.
Cook the onion in the oil until soft. Add the zucchini to the pan stirring for 2-3 minutes.
Add the water, split pea, veg bouillon, tumeric, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, then cover and simmer for 30-40 minutes, or until the split peas are tender.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.8, Fat 1.9, SaturatedFat 0.3, Sodium 313.7, Carbohydrate 36.1, Fiber 14.2, Sugar 6.8, Protein 13.6

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