Chriistie - Moraccan Yellow Split Pea Soup

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Sounds wonderful. I sure do love creamy pureed soups. Thanks for sharing and

enjoy your festival.

Judy

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christie_0131

Thursday, August 07, 2008 4:50 AM

Re: What's everyone having for dinner?

 

 

The Edinburgh Festical is in full swing here and I was going out to

see a dance performance yesterday evening so I made a variation of

Isis' Moroccan Split Pea Soup in my slow cooker and had dinner ready

and waiting for me when I got home.

Christie

 

Moroccan Yellow Split Pea Soup

 

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion, diced

3 small cloves of garlic, crushed

2 ribs celery, diced

1 large carrot, diced

1 large potato, peeled and diced

1-inch slice of ginger, chopped

500g (about 17 oz or 3 1/2 cups) yellow split peas, rinsed and picked

over

1/4 tsp hot red pepper flakes

small pinch of ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp turmeric

1 Tbsp curry powder

2 litres (2 quarts or 2 1/4 pints) vegetable stock, heated

Salt

Pepper

 

Place the oil and finely chopped onion in the slow cooker and heat

whilst preparing the other vegetables. Add the garlic, celery,

carrot, potatoes and ginger. Add spices. Add the yellow split peas

and stir well. Cook 1-2 minutes. Add the hot vegetable stock and cook

for 6-8 hours. Puree the soup with a hand blender, or puree in small

batches in a food processor.

 

I have to halve this recipe to fit into my 1.5 litre (1.5 quart) slow

cooker.