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101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach) is for Soup.

101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach) takes 10 minutes to prepare.

101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach) takes 45 minutes to cook.

101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach) makes 5 servings.

The ingredients for 101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach) are:

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 large onions, chopped
1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt
2 cups dried split green peas, picked over and rinsed
1/2 vegetable boullion cube (Rapunzel's Sea Salt and Herbs is especially good)
5 cups water
2 generous handfuls fresh spinach
juice of 1/2 lemon (reserve the zest)

a few pinches of smoked paprika*
more olive oil to drizzle, if desired

*An equal amount of chipotle pepper also works nicely.

Here is how you make 101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach):

Add olive oil to a big pot over med-high heat. Stir in onions and salt and cook until the onions soften, just a minute or two. Add the split peas, boullion and water. Bring to a boil, dial down the heat, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the peas are cooked through (but still a touch al dente). Using a large cup or mug ladle half of the soup into a bowl and set aside. Next, throw the spinach into the pot, stirring into the soup 'til just wilted; it will cook a bit more as it sits, so no need to overdo it. Using a hand blender (or regular blender) puree together the spinach and the soup that is still remaining in the pot. Stir the reserved (still chunky) soup back into the puree - you should have a soup that is nicely textured. If you need to thin the soup out with more water (or stock) do so a bit at a time. Stir in the lemon juice and taste. If the soup needs more salt, add more a bit at a time until the flavor of the soup really pops.Ladle into bowls or cups, and serve each drizzled with olive oil, if desired, and topped with a good pinch of smoked paprika and a touch of lemon zest.Serves 4 to 6.Number of Servings: 5Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user COMMITMENTS.

The nutritional information for 101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach) is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 5
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 148.0

• Total Fat: 3.4 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 581.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 23.4 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.2 g
• Protein: 7.8 g

The dietary needs meet for 101 Cookbooks Split Pea Soup Recipe (with Spinach) is Vegan