Hearty split pea soup with beans and barley recipe



Recipe for hearty split pea soup with beans and barley in our easy vegetarian recipes collection.

Recipe ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups onions, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups carrots, diced
  • 2 cups celery, diced
  • 2/3 cup fresh parsley, minced
  • 4 green onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 medium zucchini, quartered and sliced
  • 1/3 cup green split peas
  • 1/3 cup yellow split peas
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons barley
  • 2 tablespoons baby lima beans or other tiny white beans
  • 3 tablespoons ajuki beans
  • 1 tablespoon powdered vegetable broth
  • Dash seasoned salt or any salt free seasoning
  • Dash freshly ground pepper

How to make hearty split pea soup with beans and barley

  • Bring water to a boil in a large soup pot.
  • Add the ingredients in the order given, except for the salt and pepper, which can be added at the end o fthe cooking time.
  • Return soup to a boil, skimming off any foam or scum that comes to the surface with a large spoon.
  • Repeat this skimming process several times in the first half-hour of cooking, until no more scum forms.
  • Cover and reduce heat to medium-low.
  • Simmer soup for 2 1/2 hours, stirring periodically to ensure that the barley is not sticking.
  • At end of cooking time, adjust seasonings to taste.

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