Lentil And Split Pea Soup With Smoked Sausage

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup brown lentils, rinsed and sorted
• 1 cup split peas, rinsed and sorted
• 8 cups water
• 1 cup chopped yellow onion
• 1 stalk celery, sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 carrots, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 8 ounces smoked sausage, sliced
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground pepper, to taste
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

Recipe

• 1 add the first 11 ingredients to a large soup pot; bring to a boil over high heat.
• 2 lower heat to med-low and simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add in sausage; cook, uncovered, for about 30 minutes longer or until peas and lentils are tender.
• 4 season with salt and pepper; stir in vinegar.
• 5 discard bay leaf.
• 6 for a thicker soup, whisk soup with a large whisk to mash some of the peas and lentils.