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      Title: Yellow Split Pea Soup
 Categories: Soups, Vegan, Low-fat
      Yield: 8 servings

      2 c  Dried yellow split peas
      2 tb Extra-virgin olive oil
      1    Onion; chopped
      8 c  Water
      1    Carrot; chopped
      1 bn Parsley; chopped
    1/2    Bell pepper (any color)
      1    Hot chili pepper (any color)
      1    Bay leaf
    1/4 ts Dried oregano or thyme
  1 1/2 ts Salt; or to taste
           Freshly ground black pepper
    1/2 c  Rice, uncooked (optional)

  Rinse peas well. Drain.

  Remove stems and seeds from peppers, reserving some chili seeds to
  flavor soup if desired.  Chop peppers.

  In a large soup pot, saute onion in olive oil until soft.  Add peas,
  water, carrot, parsley, oregano or thyme, bay leaf, peppers (and
  seeds, if using), salt, and pepper to taste.  Simmer soup about 2
  hours, until peas are soft.

  If desired, rice may be added to soup 15 or 20 minutes before cooking
  is finished.

  Copyright 1994 Karen Mintzias May be freely distributed

                          Happy Cooking! Spunky :)
From: SPUNKY #108 @11110
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