Bissara Moroccan Split Pea Soup

Name: Bissara Moroccan Split Pea Soup
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 300g dried yellow split peas, rinsed; 1.2l water; 4 garlic cloves, peeled; 1 tsp salt; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp paprika; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp harissa, gluten free; 1 lemon, cut into wedges

A thick, silky soup of yellow split peas with garlic, cumin and a pool of olive oil. Warming and cheap.

Time1 hr 5
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.60 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

4 servings

Ingredients

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300 gdried yellow split peasrinsed
1.2 lwater
4garlic clovespeeled
1 tspsalt
2 tspground cumin
1 tsppaprika
3 tbspolive oil
1 tspharissagluten free
1lemoncut into wedges

Method

1
Put the split peas, water and garlic in a large pan. Bring to the boil and skim off any foam.
2
Simmer for 40 minutes until the peas have collapsed and are very soft. Stir now and then so they do not stick.
40 min
3
Blitz with a stick blender until completely smooth. Stir in the salt and half the cumin. If it is too thick, loosen with a splash of hot water.
4
Ladle into bowls. Drizzle each with olive oil, then dust with the rest of the cumin and the paprika. Add a little harissa on top.
5
Serve with lemon wedges to squeeze over and warm bread on the side.

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