Best Yellow Split Pea Soup With Lemon Recipes

HEARTY SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Dice bacon into 1/4-inch cubes. Place in a heavy 6-quart pot over medium-low heat. Cook until fat is rendered and translucent. Add onion, carrot, celery and garlic. Cook until onion and garlic are soft and translucent. Season with salt and pepper.
• Add split peas, stir to coat with fat, and add bay leaves and 2 quarts stock. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat so soup simmers. Skim foam that rises to the surface for about 10 minutes, until no more appears. Add thyme leaves. Simmer uncovered about 1 hour or longer, until peas are soft and starting to fall apart. Add more stock, as needed.
• Remove soup from heat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Purée soup in a food processor in several batches, short of perfect smoothness; you should be able to spoon up some texture. Reheat soup, skimming off any foam. Stir from the bottom to mix well, then ladle into bowls and serve.

CANADIAN YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH HAM

Steps:

• Place split peas, ham bone, carrots, onion, celery, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper into a large pot; pour in water. Bring mixture to a boil and skim off any foam with a spoon. Reduce heat; place a lid on the pot slightly ajar to allow some evaporation. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until peas are tender and soup is thick, about 3 hours.
• Remove ham bone from soup; strip meat from ham bone, chop meat, and return it to the pot.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Bring the peas, water, and bay leaf to a boil, then simmer until the peas are completely soft, about 45 minutes.
• Remove bay leaf, press peas through a sieve and return the puree to the soup pot.
• Melt butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions and cook until soft. Add carrot, celery, garlic, salt, and ground cumin, and cook 10 minutes.
• Add the vegetables to the pea puree and simmer until they are soft. (Rinse out the skillet with a small amount of water, then add the water to the soup.) Add lemon peel and juice to taste.
• Check for salt and cumin and add more of each if desired.
• Finish with black pepper to taste and serve sprinkled with paprika and garnished with fresh herbs.

GREEK SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the soup: Heat the EVOO in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the stock and peas, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until just tender, 20 minutes. Remove half the soup and puree with the mint and parsley until smooth in a food processor or high powered blender. Return the puree to the pot, and stir in the lemon juice. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal.
• For the flatbread: Arrange the flatbread on a wire rack over a baking sheet, spray with the olive oil on both sides and season with salt and oregano. Roast in the oven to toasted and crisp. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
• Reheat the soup over medium heat. Serve the soup garnished with feta crumbles and a light sprinkle of cumin and paprika, a drizzle of EVOO and flatbread chips.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in oil and butter until tender. Add broth; bring to a boil. Add peas; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until peas are tender. , Stir in lemon juice, cumin and pepper; simmer for 5 minutes. In small batches, puree soup in a blender; return to the pan. Heat for 4-5 minutes. Garnish with parsley and pistachios.

YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Begin by gathering and prepping all of your soup ingredients according to the ingredient list above to have ready and organized for use.
• To prepare the soup, place a large, non-stick soup pot over medium-high heat, and add the butter and the olive oil. Once melted together, add in the diced ham, stir, and allow to crisp up a bit for a few minutes.
• Once the ham is browned and crispy, add in the diced onion, carrot, and celery, and allow the mixture to sauté for a few minutes until the vegetables soften a bit. Add in the marjoram, black pepper and a pinch of salt, plus the chopped garlic, and stir until aromatic.
• Next, add in the yellow split peas, and stir to incorporate them into the ham/vegetable mixture. Stir in the chicken stock, and allow it to come to the boil.
• Once things come to the boil, adjust the heat to low/medium-low, cover the pot with a lid slightly askew, and gently simmer the soup for about an hour, until the split peas begin to break down and thicken up the soup.
• While the soup simmers, gather and prep all of your crispy-fried onion ingredients according to the ingredient list above to have ready and organized.
• To prepare the crispy-fried onions, slowly heat the oil to roughly 360° in a medium-sized pot.
• Into a small dish add the flour, black pepper, salt, and paprika, and mix together with a fork. Set aside for a moment.
• In a medium-sized bowl, add the sliced onions and a pinch of salt. Next, sprinkle the sliced onions with the flour mixture, and toss the slices well to coat.
• Once the oil is hot, add the coated onions (in batches) to the hot oil, and fry them for a few moments until golden-brown and crispy. Remove the crispy onions from the oil and place onto a paper towel to drain, sprinkling them with a pinch of salt to season while still warm. Repeat the process until all onions are fried.
• Once fried, finish them by sprinkling over them the chopped parsley and tossing it with the onions, and set these aside to use as garnish for the soup.
• Once the soup has simmered for about an hour and all peas are pretty well broken down, turn the heat off from under the pot and allow for the soup to sit for about 15-20 minutes. Then, stir in the lemon juice and the fresh parsley, ladle the soup into bowls, and garnish with the crispy-fried onions.

GOLDEN YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery and turmeric and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the peas, vegetable broth, thyme and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
• Bring to a boil; cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the peas are tender and the soup is thickened, 40 to 45 minutes. Stir in 1 to 2 cups water at the end of cooking if the soup is too thick.
• Meanwhile, stir together the sour cream, paprika and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Spoon the soup into serving bowls and top with the sour cream. Garnish with thyme, if desired.