All Things Green...Solar Cooked Split Pea and Pesto Soup

Solar Cooking is one of the easier cooking methods.
Unlike stove top, soups and stew have a very low chance of burning, and the heat source is not only clean and free, it is also what grows these split peas in the first place! You can't get any more natural than that!

Italian style split pea soup with pesto and homemade crackers

For the soup you will need:

1 lb split peas

5 cups vegetable stock

1 medium onion, chopped

1 T dry rosemary

3T prepared basil pesto (I use my own but feel free to use your favorite brand)
Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste

sea salt, to taste

In a dark covered pot that fits in the solar oven, combine the first four ingredients. Cover and place in the solar oven. Oven heats quickly to around 300 degrees. Cook 3-4 hours (if left unattended, it's not a problem...it works like a crock pot in this regard. LOVE that!!)

Remove from the oven with hot pads and add 1-2 cups more vegetable stock for thinner soup,

This is how it looks without added stock.

Add the pesto, salt, pepper, and stock and it will look like this...

Garnish with crackers...

I make my own leaf shaped ones just for fun!

Enjoy being green!