Split Pea Soup with Mushroom Bacon

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Author: Stephanie Hamill, SantoshaPath.com

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Split Pea Soup with Mushroom "Bacon"

I love soup and will eat it any season. This is one of my favorites. With an Instant Pot, this nourishing soup whips up on just about 30 minutes.

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 30 Min

Ingredients

• 2 T Ghee
• 1/2 onion diced to the size you prefer
• 2 ribs celery cut to size you prefer
• 2 carrots sliced to size you prefer
• 1 cup dried split peas, rinsed
• 3 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 3-4 thyme sprigs
• 1/2 cup frozen (or fresh) peas
• handful of oyster and baby portabella mushrooms, cut into smallish pieces
• 2 T ghee
• 2 t Braggs Aminos
• 1 t paprika
• 1 T molasses
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Select "Sauté" function on Instant Pot; melt 2 T ghee then add carrot, onion and celery. Sauté until softened but not too soft, about 5 minutes.
2. While the veggies are being sautéed, in a small bowl add the other 2 T ghee, aminos, paprika and molasses. Whisk until combined well.
3. Once the veggies are softened, add the rinsed split peas, water, bay leaf and thyme sprigs.
4. Turn off sauté function, secure the lid and select High Pressure setting for 15 minutes.
5. While the peas are cooking, add the mushrooms to the molasses mixture and coat well. Spread on a non-stick pan and bake in the oven at 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Stir once halfway through cooking time.
6. Once the Instant Pot beeps that it is done, manually release pressure, open lid, stir the soup well and add the frozen or fresh peas.
7. Remove the mushrooms from the oven, let cool slightly.
8. Once the frozen or fresh peas are heated through, salt and pepper to taste.
9. Serve the soup warm, topped with the mushroom bacon and fresh parsley.

Notes

• The molasses in the mushroom bacon adds the sour taste, making this a complete 6-taste Ayurvedic meal. If you choose not to make the mushroom bacon, add a teaspoon of miso paste to the soup.
• I usually cook with shallots because onions are too heating for Vata, however, split peas are very cooling and hard on the digestion, so I use onions here to help with digestion, along with other heating elements like thyme and bay. I also get pretty liberal with the black pepper, especially if I'm not feeling super Pitta.