California Pizza Kitchen Clone of Dakota Smashed Split Pea & Barley Soup

[Guest guest]

This sure is a close copy and it's delicious!

Donna

 

California Pizza Kitchen Clone of Dakota Smashed Split Pea & Barley Soup

 

2 cups split peas

6 cups water

2 cups vegetable broth

1/3 cup minced onion

1 large clove garlic, minced

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon dried parsley

1/4 teaspoon white pepper

dash dried thyme

1/2 cup barley

6 cups water

2 medium carrots, diced (about 1 cup)

1 stalk celery, diced

 

Garnish

chopped green onion

 

Rinse and drain the split peas, then add them to a large

pot with 6 cups of water, vegetable broth, onion, garlic,

lemon juice, salt, sugar, parsley, pepper, and thyme. Bring

to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 55 - 75 minutes or until

the peas are soft.

While the peas are cooking, combine the barley with 6 cups

of water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and

simmer for 55 - 75 minutes or until the barley is soft and most of

the water has been absorbed.

When the split pea mixture has become a thick soup, use a

handheld blender to puree the peas until the mixture is smooth.

You may also use a standard blender or food processor for this step,

pureeing the soup in batches. Alternately, if you like, you may

skip this step, keeping the soup rather chunky. It's still good

this way, just not as smooth as the real thing.

Drain the barley mixture in a sieve or colander and add it to

the split pea mixture. Add the carrots and celery and continue to

simmer the soup for 15 to 30 minutes or until the carrots are

tender. Stir occasionally. Turn off the heat, cover the soup,

and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Garnish

each serving with a little chopped green onion.

Makes 8 servings.

[Guest guest]

OMG! I love that soup, and their grilled veggie sandwich. I will make

this and freeze so I can have it often.

THank U!

 

Lily

 

 

, Donnalilacflower

<thelilacflower wrote:

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> This sure is a close copy and it's delicious!

> Donna

>

> California Pizza Kitchen Clone of Dakota Smashed Split Pea & Barley

Soup

[Guest guest]

I _love_ that soup!!! I have posted the recipe for that soup to the

list, but I can't find it in the files. The clone you posted sounds

very similar, Donna! (I bought their cookbook years ago just to get the

recipe.)

 

Sharon

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Ack, my forward didn't come through. Here it is, copied and pasted. (I

sent it on March 24th.) This soup is pretty much perfection, to me.

 

Sharon

 

Here's the forwarded soup recipe:

 

Dakota Smashed Pea and Barley Soup

(From the California Pizza Kitchen " Pasta, Salad, Soups, and Sides "

cookbook)

 

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

 

" I've had so many customers say they cannot believe that this soup is

nonfat, " reports Katie Cooper, a server at the CPK in Santa Barbara,

California. " They say it tastes too good to be healthy. " We hear that

again and again about this unusual version of good-old split pea soup,

made more robust by the addition of barley, vegetables, and lively

seasonings.

 

1 lb dried split peas, sorted and rinsed

1/2 cup pearl barley

2 quarts water

2 bay leaves

1 tsp salt

1 Tblsp soy sauce

1 Tblsp chopped fresh thyme (or 1/2 Tblsp dried)

2 tsp minced garlic

1/2 tsp rubbed dried sage

Large pinch ground cumin

1 1/2 cups diced carrots

2/3 cup minced onion

1/3 cup finely diced celery

1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion greens

 

1. In a large pot or saucepan, combine the split peas, barley, water,

bay leaves, salt, soy sauce, thyme, garlic, sage, and cumin. Bring to a

boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to a bare simmer, cover, and cook

for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

 

2. Stir in the carrots, onion, and celery. Cover and simmer until the

vegetables are tender, 20 to 30 minutes more. Discard the bay leaves.

Ladle into warmed soup bowls and garnish with scallion greens.

 

 

 

Sharon Zakhour wrote:

> I _love_ that soup!!! I have posted the recipe for that soup to the

> list, but I can't find it in the files. The clone you posted sounds

> very similar, Donna! (I bought their cookbook years ago just to get the

> recipe.)

>

> Sharon

>

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