Split Pea Soup Recipe – a quick and very basic garden pea soup recipe Ingredients 6 cups of chicken or vegetable broth 4/5 small potatoes quartered 2 cups frozen sweet peas 1/2 shallot or small sweet onion minced 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil Teaspoon of lemon juice Sea salt and pepper to taste Sauté onion and garlic in sauce pan with olive oil until fragrant. All you have to do now is place remaining ingredient ( except the lemon juice ) in the pot and cook until potatoes are tender. Take the soup off the stove and use hand held blender to purée. Add the lemon and season to taste with sea salt and pepper! Serve hot and enjoy!