Split Pea-vegetable Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups dried split peas, rinsed
• 6 cups water
• 2 onions, quartered
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 teaspoon dried dill (or to taste)
• 1 lb potato, peeled and diced
• 1 large carrot, diced
• 1 yellow squash, diced
• 1 cup corn kernel, fresh or frozen
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a big pot add the split peas and water.
• 2 bring to a rolling boil; lower heat.
• 3 skim off foam that rises to the top of the pot.
• 4 add the onions, garlic, and dill; simmer for 1 hour.
• 5 remove pot from heat source and let cool slightly.
• 6 process the soup in a blender (in batches) until smooth.
• 7 return soup to the pot.
• 8 add in the potatoes, carrot,squash, and corn.
• 9 cover and simmer about 1 hour or until the potatoes are tender.
• 10 add salt, pepper, and additional dill according to taste.
• 11 the soup improves in flavor and thickens on standing.
• 12 thin with water if needed.
• 13 serve hot.