Eat to Live: Split Pea & Sweet Potato Soup (2024)

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Ready for a super-satisfying soup recipe that’s loaded with veggies, fiber and taste and conforms to your whole food, plant-based lifestyle?

I’m so excited to share this oil-free Split Pea & Sweet Potato Soup recipe with you!

One of the hardest parts of being nutritarian is learning how to cook without oil. This soup recipe is a wonderful way to “get your feet wet” so to speak with a fail-proof recipe that’s super-delicious too!

Let’s dig in…

In The End of Dieting, Dr. Fuhrman calls the nutritarian plan “a soup and salad” plan. And I promise you, it can really be that simple, especially with a loaded soup like this!

This Split Pea soup is hearty, simple and flavorful. It could definitely be considered more of a “stoup” because it’s very thick, but you can control the liquids to match your preference.

The “surprise” ingredient that really makes this low-fat, high-fiber soup work is diced sweet potato.

Sweet potato lends a lovely creamy texture and a slightly-sweet taste that rounds out the celery and beans beautifully!

This soup is a great way to get your whole grains and beans quota in for the day!

You may think it’s strange or even impossible to saute veggies for your soup without oil–I promise it’s so much easier than you think!

For the split pea soup recipe you’re going to “dry saute.” This was a technique that I learned when I attended Dr. Fuhrman’s Culinary Getaway.

Ingredients

32ozlow-sodium veggie broth
2 1/4cupsdry split peas
2cupswater
2sweet medium potatoes, peeled & diced(equals about 2 cups diced)
1medium onion, diced(equals about 1 cup diced)
1red bell pepper, diced(equals about 1 cups diced)
2medium carrots, peeled & diced(equals about 1/2 cup diced)
2 to 3celery stalks, diced(equals about 1/2 cup diced)
1tspliquid aminos
1/4tspgarlic powder
black pepper (optional, to taste)

Instructions

Set large pot or dutch oven over medium-low heat. Add diced onions and dry saute for about 6 to 8 minutes, stirring every 1 to 2 minutes. Continue to dry saute until moisture is released and onions are tender. Add in 1 tsp liquid aminos to "de-glaze" the onions. Mix well.
Increase heat to medium and add in diced carrots and celery. Add in 1/4 tsp. garlic powder and ground pepper to taste. Dry saute the ingredients until you see browning on the bottom of your pot (see pictures above for reference), about 10 minutes.
Add 1 cup veggie broth to "de-glaze" the browning on your pot and mix the veggies well. Add in the diced sweet potato and mix well. Cover your pot with a tight-fitting lid and allow the sweet potatoes to "steam-cook" for about 5 minutes.
Reduce heat to low and add in the rest of your veggie broth, 2 cups of water, the split peas and the diced red pepper. Cook covered for 45 to 50 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the peas are tender.

Recipe Notes

Makes 8 cups and can be stored fro up to a week in the fridge or up to a month in the freezer. To defrost, simply allow to come to room temperature on your kitchen counter, heat and serve.

Meet Kristen Hong

Hi, I’m Kristen! I adopted a nutritarian lifestyle over six years ago and I've been sharing my experiences ever since. I’ve found that a successful life stems from eating to live and it’s my mission to make this lifestyle doable for everyone who’s ready to end their issues with troubled eating, weight gain and food-related disease!

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