Recipe: JON’S GREEN SPLIT PEAS SOUP WITH FETA CHEESE AND BACON BRUSCHETA

JON’S GREEN SPLIT PEAS SOUP WITH FETA CHEESE AND BACON BRUSCHETA. This is a hearty split pea soup has a flavorful ham bone cooked with carrots, potatoes, onions, and a pinch of marjoram. Green pea soup with creamy burrata cheese and crispy bacon! Food channel L - a new recipe every day!

As with lentils, split peas do not need to be soaked overnight and they only take about an hour to cook. Many people's first memory of pea soup is one made by a grandmother for a huge gathering of family and friends. This version is made with a generous amount of bacon for garnish, along with a few potatoes and other vegetables to help thicken and flavor the soup. You can cook JON’S GREEN SPLIT PEAS SOUP WITH FETA CHEESE AND BACON BRUSCHETA using 23 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of JON’S GREEN SPLIT PEAS SOUP WITH FETA CHEESE AND BACON BRUSCHETA

1. 1 lb. of dry split green peas.
2. 4 of smoked bacon slices.
3. 2 tbsp. of bacon fat.
4. 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
5. 1 cup of onions, small diced.
6. 2/3 cup of carrot, small diced.
7. 2/3 cup of celery, small diced.
8. 1 tsp. of fresh thyme leaves.
9. 1 tsp. of fresh oregano, chopped.
10. 1 tbsp. of basil leaves cut in strips.
11. 1 of chicken cube chicken bouillon.
12. 1 tsp. of salt.
13. 1/4 tsp. of ground black pepper.
14. 8 cups of pork stock, chicken stock or water.
15. of feta cheese bruscheta.
16. 12 of baguette bread slices.
17. 1/4 cup of olive oil.
18. 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
19. 2 of smoked bacon slices cooked and diced.
20. 2/3 cup of feta cheese, small diced.
21. 2 tsp. of chopped oregano.
22. 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese.
23. 1/2 tsp. of paprika powder.

Homemade Split Pea Soup, just like mom made growing up! And beginning with a whole bag of dry split peas yields a full bodied soup with the perfect consistency and texture. This recipe is all about going back to the old fashioned basics and that's what really makes it so good. This hearty split pea soup gets a great budget-friendly dinner.

JON’S GREEN SPLIT PEAS SOUP WITH FETA CHEESE AND BACON BRUSCHETA instructions

1. The green split peas, I like to leave them soaking in cold water the night before. Next day drain the water. Place the bacon in a cooking sheet pan and cook in the oven until crispy. Remove the bacon, make bacon chips and set aside. Pour the bacon fat in large pot. Add and sauté onion and garlic together..
2. Add celery and carrot, cover and let it sweat for a few minutes. Incorporate the water or stock, bring it to a boil, lower the flame and slowly cook for about 45 minutes until peas are soft. Once the peas are soft purée them using an immersion blender..
3. Add fresh herbs and cook for 5 minutes more..
4. FETA CHEESE BRUSCHETA Place the bread slices in a baking sheet pan and brush them with the olive oil. Place the sheet pan in the oven and lightly brown the top. In a bowl mix the garlic, bacon, feta cheese and oregano..
5. Cover bread slices with the feta cheese mix. Mix parmesan cheese with paprika and sprinkle on top. Put the baking pan back in the oven and toast the top until golden brown..
6. Serve the soup with the bruschetta and bacon chips..

It's filled with bacon and sweet potato chunks and it gets a hit of umami flavor from miso! This split pea soup is packed with protein and fiber, so you'll definitely be able to make a meal out of this. Give thie soup a try soon, and let me. To me, split pea soup tastes like home. However, when I tried to replicate our family recipe on my own, I always had trouble finding a ham bone.

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