Yellow Split Peas Puree

Ingredients

14 oz (397g) of Yellow split peas

4 cups of chicken broth or 3 cups of water + 1 cube of chicken bouillon

1/3 cup of Olive Oil

2 and a half lemons (1/2 cup of lemon juice)

1 Onion, chopped

1 Garlic glove, chopped

Parsley and Thyme to taste

Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Wash Peas throughly with plenty of water, then rinse well. Set aside.

In a saucepan add 3 cups of water and the cube on medium-high heat.

mix once in a while so cube wont stick to the bottom of the pan

cover, keep mixing every so often

Bring to a boil

then set a side once the cube has dissolved

Now, in a large saucepan or casserole, heat 3 Tablespoons of the olive oil on medium heat.

chop onion

add to oil

add thyme

chop garlic

chop parsley

Add along with salt and pepper

Cook and mix until onions are transparent

Add peas

mix

add warm chicken broth

mix

add the remaining oil

mix

turn heat to medium high

cover to cook for 45 minutes and mix every 5 minutes, just to make sure that peas don't burn or stick to bottom of pan.

meanwhile, cut 2 lemons in half

juice them, make sure seeds don't get in the juice

add half a cup of lemon juice to the peas

keep cooking until 45 minutes end.

then, add cooked peas into a food processor or blender

If mixture is too solid add the half of lemon, juiced and the last cup of water

After mixture has blended well, serve on a bowl, you should be left with about 6 cups of puree.

Enjoy!!

Love, Mari