Vegan Split Pea Soup

Vegan Split Pea Soup is a stew or soup recipe ready in 1 h 30 min. It makes 4 servings, each 340 kcal with 15 g protein. Beginner level, 11 ingredients.

Recipe by @bitesofberi, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 1 h 30 mintotal
  • Beginnerlevel
  • 340kcal a serving
  • 15 gprotein
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Vegan Split Pea Soup

What is Vegan Split Pea Soup

A soup of split peas simmered with onion, celery, garlic, thyme, carrot and potato in vegetable stock.

More:Low-calorie meals

How to make Vegan Split Pea Soup

Tips from the cook

  • Rinse the split peas well before cooking, so the soup tastes clean.
  • Keep the lid on and the simmer low, and stir now and then, as split peas settle and catch on the bottom.
  • Add the carrots and potato later, so they keep their shape.
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Meal prep and storage

The soup thickens as it stands, so loosen it with a splash of stock when reheating.

Keeps 4 days in the fridge, and it freezes well for up to 3 months.

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Vegan Split Pea Soup substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Onion2 options
  • Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume

    Still an allium; raw dishes.

  • Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume

    Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.

Celery stick2 options
  • Fennel bulb, sliced 1:1 by volume

    Slight aniseed taste.

  • Carrot or parsnip 1:1 by volume

    Sweeter.

Vegetable stock2 options
  • Celery-free vegetable stock (check label) 1:1 by volume
  • Water + salt + pinch of herbs 1:1

    Less depth.

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