Finnish Pea Soup with a Creamy Mustard Sauce

A hearty Finnish Pea Soup with a creamy mustard sauce drizzled over top, served with raw onion and a sprig of thyme.

I already have an amazing recipe for a Finnish Split Pea soup for the slow cooker. It’s delicious, nutritious, and straight up amazing. Here I am, once again, bragging about my own recipe, but it really is delicious! But would it be possible to take it to the next level? Well, I only have one thing to say: Challenge accepted!

Some recipes you’ll find add a touch of cream to the soup for some extra creaminess. Often the soup is topped off with raw onion and a squirt of mustard. Can you see where I’m going with this? I mean you’re read the title: I’m making a creamy mustard sauce to drizzle over the soup. The tanginess of the mustard and the creaminess of, well cream, create a dreamy combo to finish a perfect soup.

This soup is the epitome of hearty Finnish comfort food. It’s a year-round staple and a protein-rich meal — and also gluten free, as long as your peas are handled in a gluten free environment. It’s also a great way to reduce waste by using any extra ham or turkey you have left over. You can easily make it vegan by leaving out the ham, or replacing with your favourite alternatives, for example soya mince, or even just diced carrots.

It’s a food for everyone so give it a try and make it your own. And hey, this recipe freezes extremely well, so you can even make a bigger batch.

Finnish Pea Soup with Creamy Mustard Sauce

Meal Prep Gluten Free Budget Friendly Freezer Friendly

Total: 50min | Prep: 5min | Cook: 45min

Servings: 6

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A deliciously creamy Finnish Split Pea soup, perfect for a hearty year-round meal that’s also gluten-free and adaptable to various dietary needs.

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Ingredients

• Pea Soup

• 400.0 gdried peas
• 400.0 gham, cubed
• 2.0 lwater
• 2.0 vegetable stock cubes
• 2.0 tspdried marjoram
• 1.0 tspdried thyme
• 0.5 tspblack pepper
• 1.0 tspyellow mustard
• 1.0 small onion, diced

• Mustard Sauce

• 5.0 tbspsour cream
• 2.0 dlcream
• 1.0 tspthyme
• 2.0 tbspyellow mustard
• to tastesalt

Instructions

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Pea Soup

1. 1Place peas and water into a pan, and let soak overnight, for approximately 8-12 hours.
2. 2Once soaked, sauté the onion and add to the pan with the peas together with spices, stock cubes and mustard.
3. 3Bring to a boil, cover and let simmer for 20-25 minutes, stirring every now and then to prevent the soup from burning and sticking.
4. 4Add in the ham, and let boil for another 15-20 minutes based on your preference of thickness. The longer you boil it the thicker the soup.

Mustard Sauce

1. 1Add sour cream and cream to a sauce pan on medium-low heat.
2. 2Bring to a simmer, and let simmer for 3-5 minutes until starting to thicken.
3. 3Add mustard and thyme.
4. 4Taste and add salt to taste.

Serve

1. 1Serve the pea soup in a bowl. Top with the mustard sauce, finely chopped onion and a few sprigs of fresh thyme.

Nutritional Information (per serving)

Calories

308 kcal

Fat

19 g

Saturated Fat

9 g

Carbohydrates

12 g

Sugar

4.8 g

Protein

18.8 g

Fiber

4 g

Salt

1.2 g

The information provided is approximate.

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