93 split pea recipes

Those who enjoy an instant cup of broth but are dismayed by the use of flavor enhancers and the abundance of salt in commercial brands may welcome the chance to make their own soup mix.

Traditional Polish holiday side dishes: golden fried cabbage with split peas, pearl barley, buckwheat, baked rice, breadcrumb-coated potatoes, and seasoned beans. A complete Wigilia spread.

Dry soup mix made with split peas, lentils, brown rice, pearl barley, and alphabet pasta. Combine once, store for months, and simmer into a thick, nourishing pot of soup anytime.

Split pea soup with fennel, potatoes, and green peas pureed into a creamy base then finished with fresh basil and parsley. A vegan harvest soup with anise-sweet depth.

Kiros Kai Faki is a thick split pea soup slow-simmered with pigs feet or pork hocks for 6 hours until the meat falls off the bone. Brined overnight for clean, rich flavor.

Beans and barley is a hearty vegetarian soup with pinto beans, white beans, split peas, lentils, and pearl barley simmered in vegetable stock with broccoli and carrots.

Kae Atar Wot, an Ethiopian split green pea stew spiced with chow and tomato paste. Vegan, high-protein comfort food meant for scooping with injera.

A variation of the classic french canadian pea soup.

Traditional Quebec habitant pea soup with yellow split peas, smoked ham hocks, savory, and thyme simmered three hours until thick and creamy. A French-Canadian classic.

Traditional Scottish Scotch broth with mutton, pearl barley, split peas, leeks, cabbage, and root vegetables simmered low and slow into a hearty soup.

Yellow split pea dal finished with a popping mustard seed tadka, golden turmeric, and bright lemon juice. A simple vegan Indian side ready in under an hour.

Pease porridge is a traditional British split pea soup simmered with a ham bone, turnip, potato, celery, and fresh herb sprigs. A thick, hearty potage that's been warming kitchens for centuries.

Mixed bean soup: a hearty medley of ten beans, peas, and lentils soaked and slow-simmered into a thick, savory pot, finished with red wine and fresh parsley. Frugal, high-fibre comfort in a bowl.

Pocket soup is a homemade instant soup powder: split peas, bulgur, dried vegetable flakes, sesame and sunflower seeds, and nutritional yeast ground to a fine powder. Add boiling water for a quick vegan broth anywhere.

A delicious and tasty dish made with yellow split peas, spinach and a variety of spices.

Vegetarian stuffed grape leaves filled with rice, yellow split peas, mushrooms, and warming spices like turmeric and cayenne. Baked until tender, these make a hearty appetizer or meatless main.