Moosewood Golden Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup

Name: Moosewood Golden Split Pea and Sweet Potato Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 onion, chopped; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced; 2 teaspoons cumin, ground; 2 teaspoons coriander, ground; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 7 cups water (or more if needed); 1 large sweet potato, peeled, diced; 1 1/2 cups dried yellow split peas; 6 tablespoons nonfat yogurt; 6 lime slices; chopped fresh cilantro (to garnish)

Submitted by Marysdottir

"I wanted to save this before I tried it. It is a bit different from the other Moosewood Golden Split Pea Sweet Potato Soup already posted on Zaar. This came from a January 1992 Bon Appetit article on the Moosewood Restaurant."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
2 teaspoons cumin, ground
2 teaspoons coriander, ground
¹⁄₂ teaspoon turmeric
¹⁄₄ teaspoon cinnamon
7 cups water (or more if needed)
1 large sweet potato, peeled, diced
1 ¹⁄₂ cups dried yellow split peas
6 tablespoons nonfat yogurt
6 lime slices
chopped fresh cilantro (to garnish)

directions

Heat oil in large saucepan over medium high heat. Add onion and jalapeno and saute until tender, about 3 minutes.
Stir in ginger and next 4 ingredients and cook 1 minute.
Mix in 7 cups water, sweet potatoes and split peas.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low, cover and simmer about 1.5 hours until potatoes and peas are very tender.
Whisk soup vigorously for a smoother texture and thin with additional water if needed.
Season with salt and pepper.
Top each serving with a tablespoon of yogurt, a lime slice and some cilantro to serve.

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Reviews

This is like a wonderful soup posted on Whole Foods, but has the lime and yogurt garnish, which I though made this soup extra special. They also suggest toasted pumpkin seeds, shelled, for garnish. I used an immersion blender, which made a perfect consistency. Great color!

Suse40
Positively packed with flavor. This is excellent, very sweet and great served as a stew over rice. This will be an annual fall favorite. We BOTH loved it.

sugarpea