Vegan pea soup purée
Description
During fasting, it's essential to eat dishes made from legumes. So I suggest preparing a delicious, light, and simple pea soup purée. You need only a few ingredients to make this soup, but you can add other vegetables such as celery or bell pepper. The soup will become even more aromatic and tastier. I'll explain the basic method of preparing the soup. So, here's how:
Instructions
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Step 1
Soak the peas in cold water for a couple of hours, or you can soak them overnight.
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Step 2
Then we drain the water, rinse the peas under cold running water, and place them in a pot in which we will cook the soup. We add 1 liter of water and put it on the stove. Remove the foam that appears when it comes to a boil.
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Step 3
Peel the potatoes and cut them into small cubes.
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Step 4
When the peas have boiled for about half an hour, add a couple of tablespoons of vegetable oil and let them continue cooking.
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Step 5
Boil the peas for about an hour, then add the potatoes. Peel and finely chop the onion. Sauté it in vegetable oil until translucent.
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Step 6
Add the peeled and grated carrot, salt, and paprika to the onion. Sauté over low heat for about 10 minutes. You can add a little water if needed.
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Step 7
Add the sautéed onion and carrot to the soup in the pot. Stir and cook until the potatoes are done. Add salt to taste and black pepper.
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Step 8
Add bay leaf, cook for 3-4 minutes.
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Step 9
The soup is ready, remove and discard the bay leaf. Puree the soup with a blender. Return to the heat and bring to a boil.
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Step 10
Serve at the table, adding chopped herbs to the plates.