Vegan Split Pea Soup Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried split peas, sorted and rinsed
• 6 cups vegetable broth, or 6 cups water plus 2 vegetable bouillon
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 2 ribs celery, chopped
• 1 medium potato, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp dried basil leaves
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme, or 1 tsp dried
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast flakes
• 1 tofu pups hot dog, cut into coins, optional
• ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
• salt, to taste