easy pea sy split pea soup
this is a quick and easy, creamy soup that can be made from just 6 pantry ingredients . see photos on themexitalian.com i recommend a nice hunk of bread to go along with your soup . talk about comfort food
split peas, onion, garlic, fresh thyme, water, raw cashews, salt, black pepper
- 1.5 cup split peas
 - 1.0 onion
 - 3.0 clove garlic
 - 3.0 sprig fresh thyme
 - 6.0 cup water
 - 0.5 cup raw cashews
 - 1.0 teaspoon salt
 - 0.5 teaspoon black pepper

- soak raw cashews in water for 2 hours or over night soak in boiling water to speed this along in a large soup pot saute the onion with a drizzle of olive oil until translucent, about 3 5 minutes.
 - add the garlic and cook until fragrant, one minute.
 - stir in the dried split peas and the thyme.
 - add the water, then the salt and pepper and mix.
 - cook the soup on medium low heat, stirring occasionally until most of the water has absorbed and the split peas are mostly broken down, about one hour.
 - this will create a very thick soup.
 - if you used fresh thyme, remove any thyme springs with a fork.
 - if desired, puree the soup with an immersion blender or in batches in a traditional blender after cooling slightly.
 - drain the cashews then puree with 1/3 cup water in a blender or food processor until smooth and creamy, this should still be relatively thick.
 - stir 1/3 cup cashew cream into the soup.
 - season with salt and pepper to taste.
 - swirl in some extra cashew cream and top with fresh thyme.
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### Human: Generate cooking recipes. Include ingredients:
- 1.5 cup split peas
- 1.0 onion
- 3.0 clove garlic
- 3.0 sprig fresh thyme
- 6.0 cup water
- 0.5 cup raw cashews
- 1.0 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper

 ### Assistant: The ingredients you'll need are:
- 1.5 cup split peas
- 1.0 onion
- 3.0 clove garlic
- 3.0 sprig fresh thyme
- 6.0 cup water
- 0.5 cup raw cashews
- 1.0 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper


You can follows these steps to make the recipe:
- soak raw cashews in water for 2 hours or over night soak in boiling water to speed this along in a large soup pot saute the onion with a drizzle of olive oil until translucent, about 3 5 minutes.
- add the garlic and cook until fragrant, one minute.
- stir in the dried split peas and the thyme.
- add the water, then the salt and pepper and mix.
- cook the soup on medium low heat, stirring occasionally until most of the water has absorbed and the split peas are mostly broken down, about one hour.
- this will create a very thick soup.
- if you used fresh thyme, remove any thyme springs with a fork.
- if desired, puree the soup with an immersion blender or in batches in a traditional blender after cooling slightly.
- drain the cashews then puree with 1/3 cup water in a blender or food processor until smooth and creamy, this should still be relatively thick.
- stir 1/3 cup cashew cream into the soup.
- season with salt and pepper to taste.
- swirl in some extra cashew cream and top with fresh thyme.
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