Caribbean Green Split Pea Soup

Name: Caribbean Green Split Pea Soup
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon pink or sea salt, or to taste; 1 teaspoon liquid smoke; ½ cup (100 g) chopped Holiday “Ham” or smoky vegan sausage; ¼ teaspoon black pepper; ¼ teaspoon chili powder; ¼ teaspoon minced fresh thyme, or a pinch of dried; ¼ teaspoon minced fresh basil, or ⅛ teaspoon dried; ¼ Scotch bonnet pepper, minced; 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes; 1 teaspoon seasoning salt; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 4½ cups (1.1 L) water; 2 teaspoons Bajan Seasoning; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1¼ cups (250 g) dried green split peas, soaked overnight or quick-soaked (see Island Tips); 1 celery stalk, finely chopped; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Vegan

By Taymer Mason

Published 2021

About

I’ve veganized this classic bean soup with the help of Holiday “Ham”. It is terrific with crusty bread.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped

Vegan
Caribbean
Soup

Method

Heat the olive oil in a soup pot over medium heat. Add the shallot, onion, garlic, and celery and sauté for 5 minutes, until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the split peas, Bajan Seasoning, and 2 cups (480