I was reading food blogs on Sunday morning, as I do, and I read a great idea: — use green juice as a base for soup. So I grabbed my pressure cooker and did just that!
JL’s Very Veggie Split-Pea Soup
Makes 6 cups
INGREDIENTS
*2 golden beets
*5 kale leaves
*6 swiss chard leaves
*1 cucumber
*1 zucchini
*6 stalks of celery
*2 T olive oil
*1 small onion, diced
*3 cloves garlic minced
*1 bay leaf
*1 t each: rosemary, coriander, saffron strands
*2 cups dry split peas, rinsed and drained
*2 cups of water
*Juice of one lemon
*Salt & Pepper to taste
METHOD
Juice the first six ingredients. This should make approximately 4 cups of green juice.
Heat olive oil in the pressure cooker. Saute onion and garlic and stir frequently for 2 – 3 minutes. Add rosemary, coriander and saffron strands. Toss in the bay leaf and add the split peas, vegetable juice and water. Bring to high pressure and remain at high pressure for 6 minutes followed by natural release. Upon release of pressure, carefully remove the lid from the pressure cooker, away from you. Stir in the juice of one lemon and begin to add salt and pepper to taste (I went with 1 t sea salt and 1/2 t black pepper).
Remove bay leaf and serve.
Here’s what’s great about this soup: you make the green juice you love! This recipe simply included the veggies I found in my refrigerator on a random Sunday morning. Next time I might add carrots or fennel or red beets, or whatever else I have on hand. The soup will be different each time!
What green juice would you use in a soup?
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That looks so good! I love my pea soup thick as fog, too! 🙂
Hi Ivy, thanks for stopping by! Oh yeah, the thicker the better! 🙂
This is the best idea I’ve heard in a long time. Thank you!
Thank you! Let me know if you try it!
wow that is brilliant I love split pea soup, now it is loaded with many more nutrients by adding veggie juice…
Thanks, Brian! Let me know if you try it!
When you make green juice, I assume you change the ingredients with the seasons. Can you describe a little about the availability of different greens throughout the year.
Yes, I vary my juices based on availability of produce. I would just suggest you make the green juice of your choice based on where you live and what you like. Make four cups of juice and you’re good to go!
What if you didn’t have a pressure cooker? The recipe looks fantastic!
Shannon, I would just Google how to make split peas on the stove top and do everything else the same — just follow the stove top cooking instructions.