Yellow Split Pea Soup
Instructions:
- A simple warming, filling soup for winter days.
- 2 cups of dried yellow split peas, washed and soaked in water overnight
- 5 or 6 cups of water
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3 carrots, chopped small
- 1 small turnip (or neep!) cut into small cubes
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Place the split peas in a large saucepan and cover well with water.
- Bring to the boil, reduce to a simmer and cook for about an hour or until the peas are soft and starting to go a bit mushy.
- Add the onion, carrots and neep and cook for a further 20 minutes until everything is tender.
- Season and enjoy with wholemeal bread