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Split pea soup with chickpeas and potato

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  • 1 whole onion
  • 4 pieces garlic
  • 2 whole carrots
  • 2 stalks celery
  • 2 whole Yukon yellow potatoes
Peel and dice the onion; crush, peel and finely chop the garlic; dice the carrots; finely dice the celery; cut the potatoes into bite-sized chunks.
  • 1 cup dried split peas
Soak the split peas overnight in about three times their volume of water; discard the water, rinse and drain.
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
Heat a stock pot over medium with the olive oil; saute the onion 3 to 4 minutes, then the garlic a couple of minutes more.
Add thyme leaves, salt, pepper, chili flakes, sweet paprika and oregano; stir and cook a few minutes.
  • fresh thyme
  • 1½ tsp salt
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • chili flakes
  • sweet paprika
  • dried oregano
Add carrots and celery; stir and cook 4 to 5 minutes.
  • 1 can chickpeas
  • 1 l unsalted vegetable stock
  • 1 l water
Add the split peas, potatoes, chickpeas, vegetable stock and water; stir, turn up the heat and bring to a boil.
Turn to medium and simmer about one hour, stirring occasionally.
Blend a few cups of the soup on medium high 5 to 8 seconds and return it to the pot; stir.
  • fresh lemon juice
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • freshly chopped parsley
  • smoky spicy chili oil
  • crusty bread
Serve finished with lemon juice, cracked pepper, chopped parsley and chili oil, with crusty bread.
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