Vegan Split Pea Soup
Warm up with a comforting bowl of Plant-Based Split Pea Soup! This hearty, protein-packed classic is made with wholesome ingredients like green split peas, carrots, celery, and flavorful herbs, all simmered to perfection. It’s a cozy, nutritious meal that’s easy to make and perfect for any day of the week. Whether you’re looking for a satisfying lunch or a simple dinner, this whole food plant-based soup will hit the spot and keep you coming back for more!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound green split peas soaked in water for at least 3 hours, drain before adding to soup
- 1 onion diced
- 2 ribs celery diced
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 carrots diced
- 2 potatoes cubed
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ tsp thyme
- 1 ½ tbsp tamari low sodium
- ½ tsp liquid smoke
- 1 liter vegetable broth low sodium
- 4 cups water
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp cracked pepper
Instructions
- Sauté the onions and celery for a few minutes adding a little bit of water or vegetable broth to keep it from sticking.
- Add the garlic and cook for about a minutes
- Add remaining ingredients except for the water, lemon juice and pepper.
- Simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add water and continue to cook until split peas are soft.
- Stir in the lemon juice and pepper once finished cooking.
Nutrition
Calories: 349kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 21gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.2gSodium: 388mgPotassium: 1218mgFiber: 22gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 5280IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 79mgIron: 4mg
My grandma used to make delicious split pea soup, haven’t had it in years!
I like making soups in the instant pot. Here’s what worked for me:
Water sauté onions & celery for a few minutes. Add garlic and sauté 1-2 minutes. Turn off the instant pot.
Add the spices, carrots and potatoes to the pot.
Rinse split peas till water runs clear and add split peas to pot.
Add broth or water to pot and stir all ingredients together.
Cover, set to “seal” and pressure cook on high for 15 minutes.
Do a natural release for 20 minutes then release pressure.
If desire a creamier texture, blend to desired texture with an immersion blender.
Soup will thicken as it cools.
Can you please advise on how to do this in an instant pot? It looks great and that would make it so much easier and faster. Thanks for all your delicious recipes! My familiy really enjoyed your pumkin pin muffins over the Thanksgiving holiday!
I would use the sauté setting on your Instant Pot to cook the onions and celery first, add remaining ingredients and pressure cook for 18 minutes. If it is thicker than you would like after it is done cooking just add a little water or more vegetable broth.
Do you still need to soak the peas if you use the instapot instructions?
Hmm that’s a great question. I’m pretty sure that it isn’t necessary.
Made this last night for dinner..was DELICIOUS!! Have plenty of left overs for the next few nights. Warms you up for the cold nights! Thank you again for another yummy recipe!
Can’t wait to make!! I would love to see WFPB french macarons using aquafaba and dates too would be amazing!!!
Just made this soup today. Love the flavor. Delicious! Thanks for another winning recipe!
I can never seem to get the split peas to soften even after cooking for close to 2 hrs. Any suggestions?
Did you soak them first? I usually soak them overnight or at least 4 hours.
I did soak them, 4 hrs!
I would try overnight. They might have been on the shelf at the grocery store for too long and are really dry.
Hi Jill, I haven’t made split pea soup in a while and today is -19 Degrees here in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada so this is something I really would like tonight…….can it also be made with Yellow split peas? is there a big difference? I don’t have green, only yellow split peas at this time. Thanks,
Yes, they will work the same
I made this today and I love it. I did had a little curry & tensy bit of cayenne. Added quinoa to soup .. yummy!
Hey, i’m from the netherlands. Over Here we call this “snert”. But that is made with porkchops and other parts from a pig. Not for me anymore. This recipe had almost the taste of that split pea soup from when i was young. Its delicious!! Thank you very much.