Hearty Pea Soup

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Vegetable oil
1		Onion - diced
1		Bay leaf
1 teaspoon	5ml	Celery seed
1 cup	237ml	Green split peas
1/4 cup	59ml	Barley
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Dried lima beans
2		Water
2 teaspoons	10ml	Salt
1		Pepper
1		Carrot - chopped
3		Celery stalks - diced
1/2 cup	118ml	Snipped parsley
1		Potato - diced
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Basil
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Thyme

Recipe Instructions

Heat oil in saucepan. Add onion, bay leaf, and celery seed. Saute 3 minutes. Stir peas, barley, and lima beans. Transfer mixture into a large pot. Add 2 quarts water and bring to a boil. Cook on low heat partially covered for 1 1/2 hours. Add salt,pepper, vegetables,and herbs. Simmer another 30 to 40 minutes on low heat.

Serving size 1 cup.

Content per Serving:

total fat .. 3.9 g cholesterol .. 0 mg calories .. 150

saturated fat .. 0.3 g carbohydrate .. 24 g protein .. 6 g

Source:
THE JOHN HOPKINS COMPLETE GUIDE FOR PREVENTING AND REVERSING HEART DISEASE by Peter O. Kwiterovich, Jr., M.D. - Recipe contributed by Gloria Katzenberg

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