Split Pea Soup

• French Fries
• Greek Salad with Oregano Dressing and Pickled Onions
• Speedy Split Pea Soup with Bacon
• Spicy Ketchup

French Fries

Yield: 4

Ease of Preparation: Easy

Ingredients:

French Fries

• 3 litres vegetable or peanut oil, heated to 325°F
• 3 x russet potatoes, cut into wedges
• Sea salt

Directions:

French Fries

1. Put cut potatoes into a large bowl of cold water while oil preheats.
2. Drain the potatoes well and carefully place in the hot oil.
3. Blanch the potatoes until the bubbling ceases, about 3 minutes. They will be soft and have no colour.
4. Drain well on paper towels.
5. Increase the heat of the oil to 365°F.
6. Fry the potatoes until they are deep golden brown and crispy.
7. Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with sea salt.

Greek Salad with Oregano Dressing and Pickled Onions

Yield: 4

Ease of Preparation: Easy

Ingredients:

Pickled Red Onions

• 1 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 x large red onion, sliced thinly

Salad

• 1 x heads iceberg lettuce, washed and torn into pieces
• A few handfuls of baby spinach, washed
• 1 pt cherry tomatoes, washed
• 1 x cucumber, washed and cut into 2-inch chunks
• 2 cups Calamata olives
• 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

The Dressing

• Zest and juice of 1 lemon
• 1/2 cup of extra virgin olive oil
• 1 x clove garlic, mashed
• 1 x tbsp dried oregano
• Salt and pepper

Directions:

Pickled Red Onions

1. In a small saucepan, bring the vinegar and sugar to a boil.
2. Once the sugar has dissolved, turn off the heat and add the onion.
3. Let rest until the onion has softened a bit and begins to turn purple, about 30 minutes.
4. Refrigerate. These may be made several days in advance and will last a month in your refrigerator.

Salad

1. Place salad ingredients into a large salad bowl.

The Dressing

1. Whisk dressing ingredients together until they are smoothly combined.
2. Sprinkle pickled onions onto the salad, add dressing and toss well.

Speedy Split Pea Soup with Bacon

Yield: 6

Ease of Preparation: Easy

Ingredients:

Speedy Split Pea Soup with Bacon

• 1 pkg bacon, chopped
• 1 x large onion, chopped
• 2 x carrots, peeled and chopped
• 2 stalks celery, washed and chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled sliced thinly
• 2 cups dried split peas
• 8 cups chicken or vegetable stock
• 2 x bay leaves
• 1 tbsp dried rosemary
• Salt and pepper
• 2 cups of frozen peas
• 1 tbsp of any vinegar

Directions:

Speedy Split Pea Soup with Bacon

1. Place bacon in a large soup pot over a medium high heat.
2. When the bacon is brown and crispy drain away the fat, leaving about 2 tbsp in the pot.
3. Add onion, carrots, celery and garlic to the pot and sauté for a few minutes.
4. Add the dried peas, stock, bay leaves, rosemary and salt and pepper.
5. Bring to a simmer and continue cooking until the soup is thick and the peas are completely soft.
6. Stir in frozen peas and stir to heat through.
7. Stir in the vinegar and add salt and pepper to taste.

Spicy Ketchup

Ease of Preparation: Easy

Ingredients:

Spicy Ketchup

• 1/2 cup ketchup
• 1 tbsp Sirachi Asian hot sauce or your favourite hot sauce

Directions:

Spicy Ketchup

1. Whisk together until combined.
2. Serve with French Fries (recipe from this episode).

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