Easiest Way to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup
by Nancy Logan
Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, hearty vegan split-pea and lentil soup. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look wonderful. Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have hearty vegan split-pea and lentil soup using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup:
Get 1 cup dried split peas
Make ready 1/2 cup green lentils
Make ready 1/2 cup yellow lentils
Get 2/3 cup barley
Prepare 3 tbsp olive oil
Take 2 medium onions
Get 4 clove garlic
Make ready 5 medium carrots
Prepare 1 salt and pepper to taste
Instructions to make Hearty Vegan Split-Pea and Lentil Soup:
If possible, do this step ahead. If not, start here and disregard the times mentioned in this step: Rinse peas and lentils well and leave in water (together in one bowl) to soak for 30 minutes up to 4 hours. Prepare barley similarly and soak separately for 30 minutes.
Place large (8L) pressure cooker or 5L pot on med-high heat. When pot is warm, add olive oil. Meanwhile coarsely chop onion and add to pot after olive oil. Saute for 5-8 minutes till clear. While onions cook, peel carrots and slice into 1/4 inch "pennies".
Chop garlic and add to onion. Saute till fragrant.
Drain peas and lentils and add to pot. Mix well and let cook together until very fragrant, about 3-5 minutes.
For pressure cooker: Add carrots to pot. Rinse barley, add to pot and cook together for 1-2 minutes. Add 3L water (or double the height of the peas). In any case do not exceed pot limit. Season, cover and cook at med-high heat for 40 minutes (after achieving pressure). Turn off heat, leave pot closed for another 30 minutes.
For regular pot: Add carrots to pot and cook for two minutes. Add water till three times the height of the peas, or about 1.5 inches from pot rim. Season, bring to a boil and cook for 3 hours. Rinse barley, add to pot and continue to cook another 35 mins - 1 hour.
Best enjoyed after resting overnight or at least 2 hours.
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