Green Split Pea Soup (vegan, gluten-free)     Ingredients: 2 qts water 1 cup dried split peas 2 celery stalks, sliced 1 medium potato, peeled and diced 2 carrots, sliced 8 green onions or 2 scallions or leeks, sliced 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil 2 bay leaves 1.5 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon marjoram 1/4 teaspoon rosemary 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper 1/2 t Bakon smoked yeast (optional) Instructions: Soak peas overnight in 1 quart water, or soak for at least 3 hours on very low heat. In a colander, rinse peas. Add peas, 1 quart water, and bay leaves to pot. Cover pot and bring to boil. Cock the lid and simmer for an hour. Pour toasted sesame oil into frying pan, heat it on low. Add carrots, onions, potato, celery, smoked yeast, to frying pan and stir till onions start to get translucent. Add saute´ed vegetables to pot of simmering peas. Continue to simmer peas and vegetables unil peas appear to be falling apart Add remaining ingredients: salt and herbs Continue to simmer until done Serving Information: Notes Some people prefer pea soup to be blended.  The pea soup may be cooled, then blended as the last step, then reheated to serve.     To email please see:  contact.cgi if you have any comments or questions about this page. Authored & created by Meryll Larkin:  12/23/05 Updated:  10/11/08