Recipe: Delicious Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup

Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup. UK Based Independent Online Health & Wholefood Store. If possible, do this step ahead. If you're a fan of soup, you're going to LOVE this Lentil & Split Pea soup.

What's great is that this soup freezes well. Add the split peas, lentils, and water. Stir in the parsley, salt, pepper, basil, and thyme. You can have Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup

1. Prepare of dried split peas.
2. Prepare of green lentils.
3. It's of yellow lentils.
4. Prepare of barley.
5. Prepare of olive oil.
6. It's of onions.
7. Prepare of garlic.
8. Prepare of carrots.
9. It's of salt and pepper to taste.

Add the peas, barley, salt and water. Bring to the boil and reduce heat to low. Add the olive oil, onion, carrots, potatoes, salt, garlic powder, paprika, cumin, garlic, lentils, split peas and stock to the slow cooker. When done cooking, remove the lid and stir in the spinach, parsley and lime juice.

Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup instructions

1. If possible, do this step ahead. If not, start here and disregard the times mentioned in this step: Rinse peas and lentils well and leave in water (together in one bowl) to soak for 30 minutes up to 4 hours. Prepare barley similarly and soak separately for 30 minutes..
2. Place large (8L) pressure cooker or 5L pot on med-high heat. When pot is warm, add olive oil. Meanwhile coarsely chop onion and add to pot after olive oil. Saute for 5-8 minutes till clear. While onions cook, peel carrots and slice into 1/4 inch "pennies"..
3. Chop garlic and add to onion. Saute till fragrant..
4. Drain peas and lentils and add to pot. Mix well and let cook together until very fragrant, about 3-5 minutes..
5. For pressure cooker: Add carrots to pot. Rinse barley, add to pot and cook together for 1-2 minutes. Add 3L water (or double the height of the peas). In any case do not exceed pot limit. Season, cover and cook at med-high heat for 40 minutes (after achieving pressure). Turn off heat, leave pot closed for another 30 minutes..
6. For regular pot: Add carrots to pot and cook for two minutes. Add water till three times the height of the peas, or about 1.5 inches from pot rim. Season, bring to a boil and cook for 3 hours. Rinse barley, add to pot and continue to cook another 35 mins - 1 hour..
7. Best enjoyed after resting overnight or at least 2 hours..

Make up a double batch and freeze half when you want a quick meal on the table in minutes. Hearty winter soup paired with a vibrant, green salad is the best food duo for the new year. Nothing like lentils and greens to reset our minds and bodies in the new year. Swap the chicken stock for vegetable broth. This hearty vegan lentil soup is loaded with spices and vegetables like carrots, golden potatoes, celery, and spinach.