Yellow split pea soup with lemon is a classic comfort food that is enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a hearty and flavorful soup that is perfect for a cold winter day. The soup is made with yellow split peas, vegetables, and a variety of spices. It is then finished with a squeeze of lemon juice, which adds a bright and tangy flavor. This article will provide you with a recipe for the best yellow split pea soup with lemon.
Here are our top 11 tried and tested recipes!
YELLOW SPLIT-PEA SOUP WITH LEMON
This recipe was posted in our local newspaper. Adding the spinach and lemon to the soup provided another special taste and flavor. As usual, pea soup is always better the following day.
Provided by William Uncle Bill
Categories Stocks
Time 1h55m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a large cooking pot, heat olive oil on medium-high heat.
- Add onion and cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring often, until onion is softened and starting to brown.
- Reduce heat to medium and add carrots, celery, garlic, yellow split peas, chicken broth and cook uncovered for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until carrots start to soften.
- Add bay leaf and bring to boil.
- Reduce heat to medium low, and simmer for about 1 1/2 hours or until peas are soft but not mushy.
- Discard bay leaf.
- Add spinach, heat and stir for about 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach is wilted.
- Add lemon juice and black pepper and stir well.
- Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Refrigerate any unused portions.
YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP
"This is a great new twist on traditional pea soup," remarks Lynn Jurss of Thousand Oaks, California. "It tastes wonderful and has a sunny yellow color."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, saute onion and celery in oil and butter until tender. Add broth; bring to a boil. Add peas; return to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour or until peas are tender. , Stir in lemon juice, cumin and pepper; simmer for 5 minutes. In small batches, puree soup in a blender; return to the pan. Heat for 4-5 minutes. Garnish with parsley and pistachios.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 374 calories, Fat 7g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 959mg sodium, Carbohydrate 57g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 24g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH LEMON
This is another yellow split pea soup that I found on the internet. I haven't tried it yet, but I'm posting it for ZWT2. If someone converts this to a crock pot recipe, please let me know how you did it!
Provided by dicentra
Categories Lentil
Time 1h15m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Bring the peas, water, and bay leaf to a boil, then simmer until the peas are completely soft, about 45 minutes.
- Remove bay leaf, press peas through a sieve and return the puree to the soup pot.
- Melt butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
- Add onions and cook until soft. Add carrot, celery, garlic, salt, and ground cumin, and cook 10 minutes.
- Add the vegetables to the pea puree and simmer until they are soft. (Rinse out the skillet with a small amount of water, then add the water to the soup.) Add lemon peel and juice to taste.
- Check for salt and cumin and add more of each if desired.
- Finish with black pepper to taste and serve sprinkled with paprika and garnished with fresh herbs.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 295.5, Fat 7, SaturatedFat 2.9, Cholesterol 10.2, Sodium 255.1, Carbohydrate 43.9, Fiber 17.5, Sugar 6.9, Protein 16.7
GREEK SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH LEMON
Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network
Time 40m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the soup: Heat the EVOO in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the stock and peas, bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer and cook until just tender, 20 minutes. Remove half the soup and puree with the mint and parsley until smooth in a food processor or high powered blender. Return the puree to the pot, and stir in the lemon juice. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal.
- For the flatbread: Arrange the flatbread on a wire rack over a baking sheet, spray with the olive oil on both sides and season with salt and oregano. Roast in the oven to toasted and crisp. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.
- Reheat the soup over medium heat. Serve the soup garnished with feta crumbles and a light sprinkle of cumin and paprika, a drizzle of EVOO and flatbread chips.
YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP
Provided by Food Network
Time 1h35m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Melt butter over medium-low heat in a large stockpot or Dutch oven. Cook onion, celery and carrots with salt and pepper until onion is soft, about 7 to 10 minutes. Add the turmeric, stock, peas, potatoes, and ham hock, and simmer, covered, about 1 hour. Remove the ham hock. Puree soup in a blender or food processor until smooth. Return to clean pot, and adjust the seasonings. Serve immediately in flat soup dishes with wide (3-inch) rims, garnished with dark bread croutons. Place brown mustard on the rims of the bowls, and take a little mustard with each spoonful of soup.
GOLDEN YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP
You may have seen green split pea soup before, but I love the color the yellow split peas give my version. Turmeric also gives it a golden hue and lends an earthy flavor. For added creaminess, I like to dollop a little smoky sour cream on top.
Provided by Kardea Brown
Categories appetizer
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion, garlic, carrots, celery and turmeric and cook until the vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. Add the peas, vegetable broth, thyme and 1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- Bring to a boil; cover, reduce the heat to low and simmer until the peas are tender and the soup is thickened, 40 to 45 minutes. Stir in 1 to 2 cups water at the end of cooking if the soup is too thick.
- Meanwhile, stir together the sour cream, paprika and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper. Spoon the soup into serving bowls and top with the sour cream. Garnish with thyme, if desired.
LEMONY YELLOW PEA SOUP
To make this soup use yellow split peas, its the secret ingredient according to my colleague. This makes a wonderful lunch served with garlic bread and a light fruit salad.
Provided by Baby Kato
Categories African
Time 1h5m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cook the peas and the celery in the chicken stock for 45 minutes.
- Once the peas are tender, puree.
- Add the seasonings, lemon juice and flour to the melted margarine, adding small amounts of the soup to thin (if necessary).
- If you find the soup too thick add the optional water.
- Add the margarine mixture to the soup and simmer 15 minutes before you serve.
CANADIAN YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP WITH HAM
Creamy yellow pea soup studded with bits of ham, carrots, celery, and thyme. There is nothing like this one on a cold day! I am a Canadian now living in the US. and cannot get Habitant® soup anymore, so I came up with this version. I think it is as good as the real thing, if not better, because it is homemade.
Provided by channyharte
Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Pork Soup Recipes Ham Soup
Time 3h50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Place split peas, ham bone, carrots, onion, celery, thyme, bay leaf, salt, and pepper into a large pot; pour in water. Bring mixture to a boil and skim off any foam with a spoon. Reduce heat; place a lid on the pot slightly ajar to allow some evaporation. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until peas are tender and soup is thick, about 3 hours.
- Remove ham bone from soup; strip meat from ham bone, chop meat, and return it to the pot.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 171.8 calories, Carbohydrate 31.9 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 11.8 g, Sodium 995.1 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP
Soupe aux Pois - An easy Yellow Split Pea Soup recipe.
Categories Soup/Stew Onion Pork Appetizer Leek Pea Winter Gourmet Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Rinse peas and combine in a 6- to 8-quart heavy pot with water, salt pork, and half of onions. Bring to a boil, skimming froth, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until peas are tender but not falling apart, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
- Cook leek and remaining onions in butter in a large heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes. Add to soup along with chives, savory, salt, and pepper and continue to simmer, partially covered, until peas are falling apart and soup is thickened, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove ham bone or ham hock, if using, then shred meat and return meat to soup.
YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP
Make and share this Yellow Split Pea Soup recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Derf2440
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put the onion in a large non stick saucepan over medium low heat.
- Cook for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until the onion is wilted and translucent.
- Add the garlic, stir and continue to cook for 1 minute.
- Stir in the split peas, then the seasonings, hot sauce and the broth.
- Raise the heat to medium and bring to a boil.
- Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for about 1 hour, until the soup is fairly thick.
- Remove the cover and stir well before serving.
YELLOW SPLIT PEA SOUP
This recipe is from "Discover The Pulse Potential" cookbook. I usually double this recipe as it is low fat, filling, tastes good, and lasts all weekend so I can do other things besides cook. I use low fat ham.
Provided by cookalot 2
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h30m
Yield 5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine peas, water, bouillon, onion, carrot, potato, ham, and bay leaf.
- Bring to boil; reduce heat, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 45-60 min, or until peas are tender and soup has thickened.
- Remove bay leaf.
- Just before serving add pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 204.3, Fat 3, SaturatedFat 1, Cholesterol 12.8, Sodium 179.7, Carbohydrate 31.1, Fiber 11.2, Sugar 4.9, Protein 14.2
Tips:
- Soak the split peas: Soaking the split peas overnight or for at least 4 hours helps to soften them and reduce the cooking time.
- Use a variety of vegetables: This recipe calls for carrots, celery, and onions, but you can also add other vegetables such as potatoes, turnips, or parsnips.
- Season to taste: The amount of salt, pepper, and other spices you add will depend on your personal preference. Taste the soup as you go and adjust the seasonings accordingly.
- Serve with crusty bread or crackers: A warm bowl of yellow split pea soup is perfect for a chilly day. Serve it with crusty bread or crackers for a complete meal.
Conclusion:
Yellow split pea soup is a hearty, flavorful, and easy-to-make soup that is perfect for a cold day. It is also a good source of protein, fiber, and vitamins. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can make a delicious and satisfying meal that the whole family will enjoy. So next time you're looking for a comforting and nutritious soup, give yellow split pea soup a try.
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