Vegetarian Split Pea Soup Recipe

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup chopped carrot
• 1/3 cup finely chopped celery
• 1/3 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• fresh ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 quarts vegetable stock
• 2 cups dried split peas
• salt

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan over low heat. Add the carrot, celery, onion and thyme, season lightly with pepper and cook for 10 minutes.
2. Add the stock and split peas, and bring to a boil quickly over high heat.
3. Lower the heat and simmer until the peas are tender, about 1 hour.
4. Puree 2/3 of the soup in a blender and stir it into the remaining 1/3.
5. If the soup is too thick, thin it by adding a little more stock. Raise the heat and bring the soup to a boil for 15 seconds.
6. Add salt and additional pepper to taste.

olive oil, carrot, celery, onion, thyme, fresh ground black pepper, vegetable stock, peas, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegetarian-split-pea-soup-recipe-217613 (may not work)