Split pea soup (brown)
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 4 oz Yellow split peas
- 1 md Onion chopped
- 1 Garlic clove chopped
- 1 tb Oil
- 1 lg Potato diced
- 2 Celery stalks chopped
- 1 ts Caraway seed
- 1/4 ts Ground mace
- 1 Bay leaf
- 900 ml Stock
Instructions:
Salt & pepper Steep split peas in hot water for an hour then drain. Fry onion & garlic in soup pot for 4 minutes. Add the rest of the vegetables plus the peas the caraway seed the bay leaf & the mace. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes stirring occasionally. Add most of the stock. Bring to a boil reduce heat & simmer for 40 minutes. Remove the bay leaf & allow to cool slightly. Blend till smooth. Reheat before serving but don't boil. Sarah Brown's "Vegetarian Cookbook"



