Buttered split pea purée
Long-cooked and mashed split peas, creating a rustic and comforting puree, served piping hot with a small pat of fresh butter.
A traditional dish in families in the north of France, split pea puree is a simple, nutritious, and inexpensive meal. It is typically served as a side dish with smoked meats or sausages.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time1 hr 30 min
- Total1 hr 45 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodSimmer
- Estimated cost$1.84 $0.46 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $1.46
- $0.03
- $0.35
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Butter ≈ 4 min
- Place the split peas in cold water without any salt. ≈ 3 min
- Bring to a boil
- Boil for 15 minutes
- Drain the split peas and rinse them under cold water. ≈ 2 min
- Soak the split peas in cold water. ≈ 3 min
- Gently bring to a boil
- Simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes.
- Salted ≈ 2 min
- Bring back to a simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes more.
- Rinse the split peas ≈ 2 min
- Puree the split peas. ≈ 4 min
- Add a small knob of butter ≈ 3 min
- Serve immediately while still hot. ≈ 2 min
The bill
Buttered split pea purée
- 500 g of split peas$1.46
- Large salt$0.03
- butter$0.35
Total$1.84
that's $0.46 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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