The Best Vegan Insta-Pot Split Pea Soup!!!

The Best Vegan Insta-Pot Split Pea Soup!!!

I was freezing today. Like, FREEZING. Granted, it's not technically considered remotely cold outside yet, but I'm a cold human and there's a new chill in the air as fall approaches. I've always been jealous of my friends when they get to scarf down the classic Dutch Split Pea Soup, which of course includes ham, when I'm traveling. When home, I always try to make a version that I can eat at least once! 

This time I decided I needed a better recipe. I'd tried many different ones, and there were good and bad about each, but none of them quite had everything I wanted. SO anyway, I've combined many components of different Split Pea recipes into one, and finally I have a recipe that I feel proud of and look forward to making from now on! I hope you like it too. What would you do differently? Let me know what you think!

p.s. Also, I'm not usually an instant pot person because I get freaked out by technology sometimes LOL. It was actually not scary and very easy haha. ALSO normally Split Pea Soup takes one million years to make, and this was SO refreshing. One word of caution, when sautéing the garlic and onions, I feel that the insta-pot was much more hot that I'd normally use for this purpose. I heated the oil up, and when it seemed to start smoking I actually unplugged it, sautéd, then added everything else in before plugging it back in and getting on with it. Maybe it's a learning curve but I didn't want to cause a kitchen fire lol. 

INGREDIENTS: 

2 CUPS Split Green Peas (rinsed)

5 CUPS Vegetable Stock

2 CUPS Water

1 TBL Olive Oil

1/2 Onion (chopped)

3 Garlic Cloves (peeled and minced minced)

3 Large Carrots (peeled and diced)

3 Stalks of Celery (diced)

2 Yellow Potatoes (peeled and chopped)

3 Bay Leaves

1 tsp Ground Mustard

2 tsp Dry Parsley

1 tsp Smoked Paprika

Salt and Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Turn instant pot on "sauté", add oil, then onion and garlic. Stir for a couple of minutes, then add all of the other ingredients. Seal the lid, then cook on HIGH pressure for 15 minutes. Let it release naturally for 15 more minutes, then release pressure manually. Uncover and removed Bay Leaves. Add more salt and pepper to taste, stir and serve! It's that easy. 

Serves 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Time in Pot: 30 (15 to heat, 15 to cool)

Total Time: 40 minutes!