REC: LC Pea Soup

"Bev-Ann" <[email hidden]> wrote

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I did a glazed ham instead of turkey for my thanksgiving dinner this year
and I always make split pea soup when I have leftover ham. Since split
peas are very high carb, I had to come up with something that was LC but
retained the flavour and texture of the original. Using a combination of
frozen peas and green soybeans (edamame), and doubling the quantities did
the trick. It's very filling and my lunch guests couldn't tell the
difference.

Cool, Bev-Ann. I don't think I've ever seen pea soup on asdl-c, but it's
carb count really isn't bad at all. I'll want to try this... my family
really loves split pea soup. I used to also make a Dutch version that has a
relatively thin split pea and ham broth with cubes of potatoes added in
later, a little lighter than regular split pea. After I try your recipe I
might try modifying it to my Dutch recipe, using cubed turnip instead of the
potatoes. Might be good, might be even better than the original. I'm craving
hot soups now that the weather has gotten cold here.

HG

I think you'll like the one I converted. You could probably make the carb
count even lower by using less peas and more soybeans but I'm not sure what
that would do to the flavour.
For your Dutch version, try rutabaga instead of turnips. They're slightly
higher in carbs but have a much milder flavour and would be closer to the
potatoes you're replacing. Let us know how it turns out and post the
recipe. :-)

Hannah Gruen said:

Cool, Bev-Ann. I don't think I've ever seen pea soup on asdl-c, but it's
carb count really isn't bad at all. I'll want to try this... my family
really loves split pea soup. I used to also make a Dutch version that has a
relatively thin split pea and ham broth with cubes of potatoes added in
later, a little lighter than regular split pea. After I try your recipe I
might try modifying it to my Dutch recipe, using cubed turnip instead of the
potatoes. Might be good, might be even better than the original. I'm craving
hot soups now that the weather has gotten cold here.

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Bev

Sounds like you're doing a different kind of pea soup, but I was
recentlytrying to imitate Campbell's green pea, which is almost like a
cream soup. I blended canned asparagus, juice from the can, coconut milk,
and seasoned with lemon and salt. Came out wonderful!

Skinny
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Bev-Ann said:

I think you'll like the one I converted. You could probably make the

carb

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count even lower by using less peas and more soybeans but I'm not sure

what

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that would do to the flavour.
For your Dutch version, try rutabaga instead of turnips. They're

slightly

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higher in carbs but have a much milder flavour and would be closer to the
potatoes you're replacing. Let us know how it turns out and post the
recipe. :-)

Hannah Gruen said:

Cool, Bev-Ann. I don't think I've ever seen pea soup on asdl-c, but it's
carb count really isn't bad at all. I'll want to try this... my family
really loves split pea soup. I used to also make a Dutch version that

has a

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relatively thin split pea and ham broth with cubes of potatoes added in
later, a little lighter than regular split pea. After I try your recipe

I

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might try modifying it to my Dutch recipe, using cubed turnip instead of

the

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potatoes. Might be good, might be even better than the original. I'm

craving

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hot soups now that the weather has gotten cold here.

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Bev

That sounds really good too. I love asparagus.
The one I converted is a traditional French Canadian split pea soup. The
original uses dried split peas as the base, which are way too high in
carbs. I also made it simpler by using chicken broth instead of making
broth from a ham bone. But those are the only adjustments I made.

Skinny said:

Sounds like you're doing a different kind of pea soup, but I was
recentlytrying to imitate Campbell's green pea, which is almost like a
cream soup. I blended canned asparagus, juice from the can, coconut milk,
and seasoned with lemon and salt. Came out wonderful!

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Bev