Slow-Cooker Split Pea Soup

Serves: 4

Destiney Bartoletti

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

53

Spice

47

Sweetness

65

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

4 sprigs

Thyme

2 stalks

Celery (chopped)

Directions:

1

Tie the parsley stems and thyme together with kitchen string and place in a 6-quart slow cooker

2

Add the split peas, leek, celery, carrots, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; stir to combine

3

Add the turkey leg and 7 cups water

4

Cover and cook on low until the split peas and meat are tender, 6 to 8 hours

5

Discard the herb bundle

6

Discard the skin and bones from the turkey leg and shred the meat

7

Vigorously stir the soup to break up the peas and make the soup smoother

8

Thin with water, if desired

9

Stir in the chopped parsley and about three-quarters of the turkey meat; season with salt and pepper

10

Ladle the soup into bowls

11

Thin the yogurt with a little water, then spoon onto the soup

12

Top with the thawed peas and the remaining turkey

13

Serve with bread, if desired

14

Photograph by Antonis Achilleos