So this slow-cooker recipe may not apPEAl to everyone, but I can’t be apPEAsing all PEAople all the time, can I? Okay, okay, I’ll stop.
For this week’s crock pot link up, I made vegan pea soup. I know, pea soup. But wait–before you run away, does it help that it’s curry ginger pea soup? It should, because this soup has got it going on.
- Cheap: 1.29 (split green peas) + .99 (1lb bag of carrots) + .50 (onion) + seasoning I had on hand. 4+ meals worth of food for under $4? I’m in.
- Healthy:12g protein, 15% daily iron, high quality fiber and more.
- Taste: Delicious. Split peas alone surprised me with the amazing flavor they have once cooked. Throw in the additions? Yum yum.
- Easy: You don’t even have to stir this recipe.
Curry Ginger Pea Soup
- 1lb dried split green peas
- 4-6 carrots, cut into rounds
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1T curry powder
- Fresh grated ginger, to taste (use lots)
- 6 cups hot water
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Layer the ingredients as listed. Don’t stir. Leave on high for 4-5 hours or low for 8-9. Voila!
Notes
If you’re a single lady like me, freeze anything you aren’t going to use within a week and you will have a dinner ready to go later down the line.
When I say “fresh” ginger, for me that means frozen. Hesitate buying ginger because you have no idea when you’ll use it next? Stick your leftover ginger in the freezer, then break out your microplane/zester or grater and add your frozen-fresh ginger to everything! Saves time/money/leftover ginger going bad on your counter.
My fingernails randomly match my Ziploc bags. Sheer class.
If you hate pea soup but haven’t had it since an early age, seriously, give it another go. If I haven’t convinced you, then break out the slow cooker and try JamieAnne‘s Mayocoba Beans. Or add your own past or present slow cooking post to our link up!
It is really clever idea to freeze ginger! I alway buy too much and never use it all, but I wasn´t sure if it works to freeze it :)
It most definitely works! It stays perfect and ginger-y, which is great because there’s no recipe that uses a whole root..although if there is, I might be interested…
Well, maybe a ginger soup? :D I have never heard of it, but I have probably already seen more strange things :D
Looks great! I believe my post is vegan this week. NO meat or animal product. Impressive for a omnivore huh? :)
I AM impressed :D Plus I love beans, so I’ll never complain about a post dedicated to them.
I love split pea soup. And you’re right it is so economical. I too store my ginger in the freezer because it’s not something I use daily but love to have when I need it.
Exactly–hard to cook enough in a week to use a whole root, and hard to buy it ahead for spur of the moment projects. Freezing solves both those problems!
Yummmm I love pea soup. The cafeteria at work actually occasionally makes pretty good split pea soup!
Ooo, I wish work had free pea soup! Instead, they gave out free turkey today…which I guess was a nice gesture for most of my coworkers.
Fresh grated ginger makes everything better!
There’s no such thing as too much ginger…
This looks delicious! I’m a bit scared of the slow cooker but this might be the recipe that will take me out of my comfort zone. Freezing ginger is genius, it goes bad all the time in our house because we forget it’s there.
Slow cookers are the least scary thing ever, trust me–they make soup into the easiest meal. And soup is already pretty darn easy.
This is in the slow cooker right now!! I’m excited :)
No, no, no…there’s NOTHING wrong with pea soup. Pea soup – curried or not – is one of the simple joys of life. I like mine with toast in it.
Mm, this would be good with toast! Or giant fresh croutons…
Sounds delicious. I’ll have to try it sometime.
I love everything about the soup: cheap, tasty, healthy, easy, vegan… looks amazing!!
Pea soup used to freak me out but now that I LOVE peas I will give it another try!
I’m loving the flavor combo! LEGIT! PEAGIT?! Yeah.. I just tried to combine legit and pea… :)
Ahaha, totally going to find an occasion to use peagit now…
Classy, indeed. I fell into a bit of a rabbit hole and didn’t read blogs/write posts for about 5 days–I zipped on over to Forgotten Beast just as soon as I put my blogging hat on today–I’ve missed seeing what you’ve been up to (<–and apparently the double-hyphen, as well).
Glad you’re back to the blogging world! And you can never go wrong with a double hyphen–I love those things :D
Oh my…the matching nail polish!! Do you know I’ve never made pea soup before!??!! You’re inspiring me and I like the idea to toss it all in the slow cooker! Nothing better than to come home to dinner ready!
It’s so easy, I say give it a go! And I was laughing at myself about that ridiculous nail polish matching…how random!
Nommm pea soup… this looks fab! I used to hate it when I was younger, but then I tried it again a few years ago and yummm!
I remember hating pea soup, too. So glad my taste buds have changed! I have much better taste now :)
Mmmmm, I love pea soup! That sneak PEAk looks delicious :-)
Haha, love it
The word pea soup icks me out but it’s always so tasty…love the sound of your recipe: easy, yummy and healthy–> ticks all my boxes :D
Hmm, I think it needs a new name for a complete image revamp!
I love pea soup but it’s hard to find vegetarian split pea…and in the crock pot, you are my hero! Cheap…I think I’ll adopt you!
If it takes no effort and costs me less than $5, I will find a way to make it happen :D
Normally, I’d skip this, but you make it look – and sound – awesome! Good for you!
I forgot how much I love split peas!! Thanks for the reminder! And slow cooker. Yep, I’m in.