Oven Baked Split Pea And Lentil Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup split peas
1/2 cup lentils
5 cups chicken broth or 5 cups vegetable broth
1/4 cup sliced carrot
1/4 cup sliced celery
1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
1/4 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup chopped unpeeled cucumber

Preparation

Rinse and drain split peas and lentils.
In a Dutch oven, combine peas, lentils, broth, carrot, celery, red pepper, onion, bay leaf, cumin, and pepper.
Bake uncovered, in a 350 degree oven, about 2 hours or until lentils and split peas are tender.
Check seasoning and add salt& pepper if necessary Remove bay leaf.
Place in soup bowls and top each serving with yogurt and cucumber.
Serves four.