Name: Spiced yellow pea and sweet potato soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1 cup yellow split peas, pre-soaked and drained; 1 garlic; 1 onion; 2 carrots; 2 medium sweet potatoes; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp oregano; 1 Knorr smoked chilli and tomato stock pot, or similar; 1 handful fresh tomatoes, chopped; 1 cup passata; 1 bay leaf; 1 cinnamon stick; 100g greens: green beans, spinach or kale; Coriander leaves

Spiced yellow pea and sweet potato soup

27 Jun 2022

by Wholeness

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Total Time

55 minutes

Ingredients

1 cup yellow split peas, pre-soaked and drained
1 garlic
1 onion
2 carrots
2 medium sweet potatoes
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp oregano
1 Knorr smoked chilli and tomato stock pot, or similar
1 handful fresh tomatoes, chopped
1 cup passata
1 bay leaf
1 cinnamon stick
100g greens: green beans, spinach or kale
Coriander leaves

Instructions

Finely chop the onion and garlic.
Peel then dice the sweet potatoes and carrots.
Heat some oil in a large pot, then sauté the onion and garlic for 5 minutes. Add the carrot and sweet potato pieces. Stir for a minute, then add the split peas and spices and stir again for a minute or so to coat well.
Add the tomatoes, passata, stock-pot and enough water to cover well. Add the bay leaf and cinnamon stick then bring to the boil.
Cover, turn down the heat and gently simmer for 30 minutes or until tender. Take out the cinnamon and bay leaf, add some coriander leaves, and pulse with a stick blender until you get a textured, creamy soup.
Add the green beans or peas and bring to the boil. Cook for 3-5 minutes, then serve with coriander leaves scattered on the top.