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The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
By Ina Garten, Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999
Parker's Split Pea Soup : page 73
This is an excellent vegetarian split pea soup, when made with a non meat, vegetarian soup base instead of the chicken stock.
I usually make only half of the recipe and use a one pound bag of split peas( instead of 2) and halve all the other ingredients as well. I am a sloppy cook so I don't saute the vegetables separately but add the onions, garlic etc to the pot after the peas have cooked a while. I find the seasoning of this soup to be very good-the black pepper, coarse salt and oregano plus the vegetables, all add a great flavor. For the non meat soup base I use OSEM Chicken Soup Base ,but I am sure there are others to choose from ,too. I usually use 2 level Tablespoons of this soup base ( for half the recipe!) added to the water instead of the real chicken broth or just plain water.
If you are watching your salt intake, You can add less salt- especially if you use a salty soup base, like Osem. I highly recommend this soup!
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