Split Pea and Ham Soup
A bag of dried peas does all the work; the ham is just there to season it.
Ingredients
- Dried split peas350 g
- Diced ham250 g
- Carrots200 g
- Celery150 g
- Brown onion200 g
- Garlic10 g
- Olive oil20 ml
- Dried thyme1 g
Method
- Rinse the split peas under cold water and drain them.
- Cook the diced onion, carrot and celery in the oil in a large pot for 10 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic and thyme for a minute, then the split peas and 2 litres of water.
- Bring to the boil, skim off any foam, and simmer covered for 50 minutes until the peas collapse.
- Stir in the diced ham and cook for a further 10 minutes.
- Season to taste and mash a little against the side of the pot if you want it thicker.
Cooking for a different diet?
Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.
Pescatarian
Split Pea and Smoked Paprika Soup
- 4 g Smoked paprika instead of Diced ham
Stir the smoked paprika in with the garlic and thyme and skip the final 10 minutes for the ham; season more generously at the end.
Vegetarian
Split Pea and Smoked Paprika Soup
- 4 g Smoked paprika instead of Diced ham
Stir the smoked paprika in with the garlic and thyme and skip the final 10 minutes for the ham; season more generously at the end.
Vegan
Split Pea and Smoked Paprika Soup
- 4 g Smoked paprika instead of Diced ham
Stir the smoked paprika in with the garlic and thyme and skip the final 10 minutes for the ham; season more generously at the end.
Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.
What it costs, and where to buy it
Shops to compare
List price at each shop
Pak'nSaveBest choiceno items missing · $12.43 of food
$31.90
61% spare
New Worldno items missing · $14.18 of food · $1.75 more
$60.40
77% spare
Woolworths NZno items missing · $17.30 of food · $4.87 more
$40.92
58% spare
$3.11a serve
$3.11 a serve, cheapest at Pak'nSave
About $12.43 of ingredients used for 4 serves.
$58.91 across 3 shops · all 8 items priced · $27.05 more for bigger packs, 80% spare for later
Pak'nSaveBest choice$12.43
no items missing
you'll pay $31.90 · 61% of it spare
New World$14.18
no items missing · $1.75 more
you'll pay $60.40 · 77% of it spare
Woolworths NZ$17.30
no items missing · $4.87 more
you'll pay $40.92 · 58% of it spare
Buy at Pak'nSave$12.85
Dried split peas
$3.78/kg
need 350 gPams Split Green Peas 500 g$1.89
Pak'nSave$3.78/kg$1.89·New World$3.98/kg$1.99·Woolworths NZ$2.20
Diced ham
$29.90/kg
need 250 g3 × Beehive Shaved Peppered Ham 100 g$2.99
Pak'nSave$29.90/kg$2.99·Woolworths NZ$3.50·New World$51.90/kg$3.79
Carrots
$1.99/kg
need 200 gCarrots 1 kg$1.99
Pak'nSave$1.99/kg$1.99·New World$2.19/kg$2.19·Woolworths NZ$3.50
Buy at New World$38.47
Garlic
$26.99/kg
need 10 gLoose Garlic 1 kg$26.99
New World$26.99/kg$26.99·Woolworths NZ$2.49·Pak'nSave~$41.50/kg$2.49
Olive oil
$2.00/100ml
need 20 mlPams Pure Olive Oil 100ml 1 L$9.99
New World$2.00/100ml$9.99·Woolworths NZ$8.95·Pak'nSave$1.80/100ml$8.99
Buy at Woolworths NZ$7.59
Brown onion
$4.99
need 200 gWoolworths fresh vegetable onions brown 1.5 kg
Woolworths NZ$4.99·Pak'nSave$3.49/kg$3.49·New World$3.59/kg$3.59
Dried thyme
$2.60
need 1 gGreggs thyme rubbed 15 g
Woolworths NZ$2.60·Pak'nSave$2.59/10g$2.59·New World$1.86/10g$2.79