Yellow-Green Split Pea Soup |
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Prep Time: 18 Minutes Cook Time: 52 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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Using yellow and green split peas makes a stunning presentation, but the soup is just as tasty with only one color pea. Pick your favorite color and use 1 1/2 cups peas; then there's no need to divide the ingredients and cook them in separate pans. You'll need a Dutch oven when cooking all of the ingredients together to make a single-colored soup. Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil |
2 cups chopped onion (about 2 medium) |
3/4 cup chopped carrot (about 1 large) |
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided |
2 garlic cloves, minced |
3/4 cup yellow split peas |
3 cups water, divided |
3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided |
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce, divided |
3/4 cup green split peas |
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided |
2 tablespoons sour cream |
1 tablespoon buttermilk |
chopped fresh chives (optional) |
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and carrot; sauté 5 minutes. Stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt and garlic; sauté 1 minute.
2. Remove half of onion mixture to another large saucepan. Add yellow peas to 1 pan; add 1/8 teaspoon salt, 1 1/2 cups water, 1 1/2 cups broth, and 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce.
3. Add green peas, remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt, remaining 1 1/2 cups water, remaining 1 1/2 cups broth, and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce to onion mixture in second pan. Bring both pans to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes or just until peas are tender. Stir 1/8 teaspoon pepper into each pan. Cool slightly.
4. Pour yellow pea soup into blender; process on low speed until smooth. Return to pan. Repeat procedure with green pea soup, returning to other pan. Carefully pour about 2/3 cup each of yellow pea soup and green pea soup into individual bowls at the same time, so that soup pours evenly from each side, creating 2 colors in each bowl.
5. Combine sour cream and buttermilk; stir well with a whisk. Drizzle sour cream mixture over each serving. Garnish with chopped chives, if desired. Serve immediately.
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