Split Pea, Pear & Mixed Spice

Name: Split Pea, Pear & Mixed Spice
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 stock cubes; 1 teaspoon mixed spice; salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 pear, peeled and diced; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 150 g yellow split peas, rinsed; 2 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter; 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Seasonal Soups

By Fraser Reid

Published 2019

About

This was a random concoction to try and shoehorn a pear into a soup. We are so glad that it worked because it is a truly stunning soup, excellent for impressing lunch guests, and it really tastes like Christmas.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil or butter
1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
2

Lunch
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
December
Winter
Soup

Method

Heat a pot on a medium-low heat and add the oil or butter. Fry the onion and garlic for 5–10 minutes until they soften slightly.

Add the pear and carrots to the pot along with the split peas and mixed spice. Give it all a stir.

Pour in 1.3 litres of boiling water, crumble in the sto