- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 30 mins
- Yield: 2 servings
Slow cooker pea and ham soup An old-fashioned classic brought up to date in a slow cooker. Perfect for a wintry day, this filling, budget-friendly soup is made with dried split green peas and smoky gammon. Freeze any leftovers in handy portions in sealed containers for reheating on another day
Ingredient:
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 celery stick, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots (around 175g/6oz), peeled and diced
- 400g/14oz dried split peas
- 850ml/1½ pints just-boiled water from a kettle
- ½ tsp dried mixed herbs
- 600–750g/1lb 5oz–1lb 10oz smoked gammon joint, string and any netting removed
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- chopped fresh flatleaf parsley, to serve (optional)
