Spicy Split Pea Soup- All Vegetarian/ Vegan Version

• 2 cups split peas
• 2 cups sweet onions
• 2 tablespoons fresh garlic
• 1 carrot
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 6 cups vegetables or 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 dash celery salt
• 12 teaspoon ground cumin
• 14 teaspoon ground thyme
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• 14 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper (optional)
• fresh ground pepper

1. I could not enter how to prepare ingredients, it would not accept and include for nutrition data, so instructions for preparing are:
2. dice vegetables, carrot I used one large carrot diced, I used 1 large onion diced probably 2 cups or more, and diced garlic.
3. Place 2 T Extra Virgin Olive Oil in saute/ or fry pan on medium heat.
4. Add 1 diced onion,and the diced carrot cook over medium heat until onions are translucent 3-5 minutes, do not brown.
5. Add diced garlic in middle of pan, push aside onion and saute about 1 minute until translucent, watch carefully do not overcook or brown garlic.
6. Clean split peas in strainer with water, remove any discolored peas.
7. Add peas to a large stockpot.
8. Add 6 cups vegetable or chicken broth to stockpot.
9. Add cooked onions, carrots and garlic to stockpot.
10. Add spices celery salt, cumin, thyme, crushed red pepper and cayenne pepper and fresh ground pepper.
11. Bring all to a boil then cover and simmer over low heat for 30-60 minutes.

peas, sweet onions, fresh garlic, carrot, extra virgin olive oil, vegetables, celery salt, ground cumin, ground thyme, red pepper, ground cayenne pepper, fresh ground pepper

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spicy-split-pea-soup-all-vegetarian-vegan-version-419370 (may not work)