Garlic Pea Puree - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup water
1/3 cup dried split green peas, rinsed
6 garlic cloves
1 cup green peas (fresh, cooker, or frozen, thawed)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt, to taste
1/3 cup finely chopped seeded tomatoes

Preparation

In a 1-quart saucepan, bring the water to a boil; add in the split peas and garlic.
Return to a boil.
Decrease heat and simmer, covered, 1 1/2 hours.
Place the pea mixture, green peas, oil, lemon juice, and salt in a food processor container fitted with a steel blade.
Cover and process until smooth.
Add tomatoes and pulse once or twice to combine.
Variation-add 1/3 cup chopped roasted red peppers when you add the tomatoes.
Serve with pita chips.