split pea
noun
: a dried hulled pea (such as a field pea) in which the cotyledons usually split apart
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The entrees come in single serve, half portion (feeds two or three) and full size (feeds four to six), with soups and sides like lemon herb orzo, garlic bacon brussels sprouts and split pea soup in either half pint or pint sizes.
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Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
Add it to hearty split pea soup Donovan Clingan, No. 1 pick?
—Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Fresh sea urchin and a delicious fava dip of split peas, bonito, and capers followed it.
—Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Cafe Lalibela's Red lentils and cabbage, chicken and yellow split peas.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
Known for its piled-high ham sandwiches and bowls of bean and split pea soups, Mike’s Famous Ham Place has been around for 50 years.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024
Get the Recipe 12 Split Pea Soup With Ham
For a truly Southern twist, this classic split pea soup is made with tasso, a type of Cajun-spiced ham.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2023
There was chicken soup, three-bean soup, several types of lentil soup and, on the coldest days in winter, split pea soup.
—Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
The most popular dish was Juliette’s French recipe for split pea soup.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
Shannon Greene, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2024
Add it to hearty split pea soup Donovan Clingan, No. 1 pick?
—Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
Fresh sea urchin and a delicious fava dip of split peas, bonito, and capers followed it.
—Jessica Vadillo, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
Cafe Lalibela's Red lentils and cabbage, chicken and yellow split peas.
—Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 27 Feb. 2024
Known for its piled-high ham sandwiches and bowls of bean and split pea soups, Mike’s Famous Ham Place has been around for 50 years.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2024
Get the Recipe 12 Split Pea Soup With Ham
For a truly Southern twist, this classic split pea soup is made with tasso, a type of Cajun-spiced ham.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2023
There was chicken soup, three-bean soup, several types of lentil soup and, on the coldest days in winter, split pea soup.
—Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 8 Feb. 2024
The most popular dish was Juliette’s French recipe for split pea soup.
—Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Split pea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20pea. Accessed 27 Jun. 2024.
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