Split Pea & Vegetable Soup
Ingredients: 9 cups water 2 cups rinsed and sorted split peas (dry) 1 diced onion 1 diced purple sweet potato 1 diced sweet potato 3 chopped multicolored carrots 3 chopped celery stalks 1 cup fresh chopped greens A bunch of various fresh herbs (sage, basil, parsley, thyme, marjoram) Dried herbs if fresh are not handy (1 tsp each) 1 tsp Liquid smoke (optional) 2 tsp balsamic vinegar 2 bay leaves 1 tbsp sea salt 1 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp dried cumin 3 cloves minced or pressed garlic A dash or three of hot sauce Add water and all ingredients to a pressure cooker. You can set it to medium sauté while you prep. Once all items are in the pot, set it to high pressure for 18 minutes. Turn it off when done and let it sit undisturbed for 15 minutes before releasing the pressure. Open and fish out the bay leaves! Then use an immersion blender with a guard to blend any large items to the desired consistency for your soup. Season to taste and enjoy....