• Vegan Squash and Split Pea Soup

    From Ben Collver@1:124/5016 to All on Thu Feb 15 11:42:23 2024
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    Title: Vegan Squash And Split Pea Soup
    Categories: Soups, Vegan
    Yield: 5 Servings

    2 c Green split peas
    1 tb Coconut oil
    2 tb Soy sauce or coconut
    -aminos
    1/2 c Bacon bits
    1 Onion; chopped
    1 Green bell pepper; chopped
    - -OR-
    2 Jalapenos; chopped
    1 ts Veggie bullion
    1 sm Butternut squash
    2 c Hemp cream
    1 ts Salt
    2 ts Liquid smoke

    In a large soup pot, sauté bacon bits in coconut oil and soy sauce.
    remove from heat and set bacon bits aside in a bowl.

    Slice butternut squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Spray both
    sides with nonstick spray and place cut side down in a baking pan.
    Roast for 30 minutes at 350 degrees F or until squash can be pierced
    with a fork. Set aside to cool.

    Sort and rinse green split peas and set aside.

    In bacon drippings sauté onion and peppers adding water as needed
    until tender. Add split peas and veggie bullion, and 4 cups of water
    and 1 ts salt. Bring to a boil and then cover and reduce heat to
    simmer for 1 hour and 30 minutes.

    If soup is too thick add 1 to 2 cups water. Then scrape out the meat
    of the squash and mash it with a potato masher before adding to the
    soup. Add 2 ts liquid smoke, and 1 ts black pepper and cover and let
    simmer for 15 minutes.

    To make hemp cream blend 1/4 cup hemp seeds with a pinch of xanthum
    gum and water. Stir hemp cream into soup with bacon bits and serve.

    Garnish with a drizzle of hemp cream, and a sprinkle of bacon bits
    and a dash of pepper.

    Recipe by Sarah C.

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