Split pea soup with hardy vegetables recipe

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 chopped onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1 tsp herbs de Provence or to taste
• 1 tsp thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 8 cups vegetable stock
• 1 lb dried split peas
• 2 cups chopped ham or a ham bone with meat on it.
• 4 sliced and cut carrots
• 1 cubed parsnip
• 1 cubed turnip
• 3 large potatoes, peeled and cubed
• Salt and pepper to taste

1. Heat the olive oil in a soup pot.
2. Sauté the onion for 5 minutes.
3. Stir the herbs and bay leaf into the mix and cook for 5 minutes on very low heat.
4. Add the garlic and sauté for another 2 minutes.
5. Pour in the vegetable broth, split peas and ham.
6. Bring the liquid to a boil, then lower the heat.
7. Let simmer for 20 minutes.
8. Add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 25 minutes, until the vegetables are tender.
9. Discard the bay leaf and bone, if using.