Vegan Coconut Split Pea Soup
Move over old school split pea soup, there is a new kid in town! Vegan Coconut Split Pea Soup is loaded with luscious warm spices like cardamom and turmeric, blended with creamy coconut milk. Yummy, nutritious, and so easy to make!
Servings: 8 cups
Calories: 228kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound of green split peas rinsed and sorted
- 1 large onion chopped
- 1 large carrot chopped
- 1 tablespoon of coconut oil
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cardamom or 4 cardamom pods, but remove them before blending
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
- 4 cups of vegetable stock
- 1 can of light coconut milk
- pinch of sea salt
- 20 fresh mint leaves about a large handful
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
Instructions
- In a large soup pot, pour 6 cups hot water over rinsed and sorted split peas. Boil for 2 minutes, turn off heat, cover and let sit for one hour.
- After an hour drain split peas and set aside.
- In large soup pot saute onion, carrot, and garlic in coconut oil for 10 minutes until soft. Add all dry spices and stir well (this should begin to smell amazingly good!)
- Add veggie stock, coconut milk, and split peas.
- Reduce heat and simmer for 2.5 hours, or until split peas are tender.
- Once split peas are tender (taste to be sure) place half of the soup in a blender and blend with lime juice and mint leaves. Return blended portion to pot, stir together.
- Serve with an extra sprig of mint and a squeeze of lime.
Notes
*You can make this in the slow cooker! Just add all ingredients to slow cooker pot, cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours. No need to soak split peas!
Once cooked remove half of the soup, blend, and return to pot.
*Garnish with mint leaves, chopped carrot, shredded coconut, and a squeeze of lime juice (all optional).
Once cooked remove half of the soup, blend, and return to pot.
*Garnish with mint leaves, chopped carrot, shredded coconut, and a squeeze of lime juice (all optional).
Nutrition
Calories: 228kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 486mg | Potassium: 621mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1715IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 3mg
