16 yellow split pea recipes

Millet with yellow split peas toasted in cumin, turmeric, and coriander. A fragrant vegan Indian-spiced grain dish with nutty millet and creamy split peas. Naturally gluten-free.

Yellow split pea soup simmered with a ham bone, carrots, celery, and thyme for 3 hours until thick and smoky. A hearty, old-fashioned soup that turns a leftover ham bone into a full meal.

Pasta coated with a savory Indian spiced pea sauce.

A tasty make ahead vegetarian burger mix. Make in advance and have vege burgers ready in a flash for a quick and healthy snack or meal.

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.

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.

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.

Vegetarian golden split pea and sweet potato soup spiced with cumin, coriander, turmeric, ginger, and jalapeno. Topped with yogurt, lime, and fresh cilantro.

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.

A thick vegan split pea stew packed with sweet potato, broccoli, Roma tomatoes, and fresh dill. High in fiber and protein with under 1 gram of fat, this plant-powered bowl is weeknight meal prep gold.

DIY dry veggie burger mix from blended chickpeas, soybeans, lentils, split peas, rice, and oats. Just add water to form patties. The pantry-staple shortcut.

Khichhari (khichdi) with yellow split peas, brown rice, turmeric, cumin, and tomatoes cooked in ghee. A one-pot Indian comfort dish that's vegetarian, warming, and deeply spiced.

Sambaar is a South Indian vegetable and split pea stew spiced with cumin, coriander, turmeric, and dried chili. Loaded with cauliflower, carrots, eggplant, and cabbage.

Creamy split pea soup blending green and yellow peas with fresh fennel, leeks, and thyme creates a silky vegetarian bowl of comfort.

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

This is the basic recipe for cooking lentils or beans. Many southern and southwestern regional recipes call for cooked lentils or beans to be stirred gently into a dish near the end of cooking. Therefore, it may be a good idea ot make them a day ahead and have them ready when you begin the actual cooking.