How to make:
Yellow Split Pea Chowder with Sweet Corn
This Yellow Split Pea Chowder is hearty, nutritious & a great way to use seasonal sweet corn! This golden soup is creamy & rich thanks to cashew cream. (vegan & gluten-free)
Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
1 hour
Total Time:
1 hour 15 mins
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Yield:
6 1x
Rating:
Ingredients
For the chowder:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 white or yellow onion, chopped
- 2 stalks celery, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 cups (1.4 L) low sodium vegetable broth
- 1 cup (200 g) yellow split peas, soaked for 1 hour and drained
- 1 medium Yukon gold or russet potato, peeled and chopped
- Kernels from 4 ears sweet white or yellow corn (about 2 1⁄2 cups, or 360 g)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup (180 ml) Cashew Cream (recipe below)
- 1 small bunch collard greens, stemmed and chopped
- Optional toppings: chopped fresh chives or scallions, tempeh bacon, chopped red bell pepper
For the Cashew Cream (makes 1 cup):
- 3⁄4 cup (95 g) raw cashews, soaked for at least 2 hours and drained
- 2⁄3 cup (160 ml) water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Make the chowder:
- Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 to 7 minutes, until the onion is tender and translucent. Add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
- Stir in the broth, split peas, potato, corn, paprika, and salt and bring to a boil over high heat. Lower the heat, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 45 minutes, until the split peas are completely tender.
- Use an immersion blender to partially puree the soup, or puree about half of it in a standard blender and return it to the pot. Stir in the Cashew Cream and collard greens and cook, stirring occasionally, until the greens are tender and wilted, 5 to 10 minutes. Taste and adjust the seasonings if desired. Serve piping hot, with any desired toppings.
Make the cashew cream:
- Combine all the ingredients in a blender (preferably a high speed blender) and process until very smooth.