I don't put potato in my split pea soup....nor barley.
And I don't think I'd want basil in it either.
If you think it needs to be thicker, rice would work if you can have that.....and I would use chicken broth instead of water.
Linda c

I agree, my soup recipe is a lot like that but without potato or barley, or rice for that matter.

Ummmm, pea soup sounds good for this weekend!

Oh yeah, wild rice would be a great alternative - protein and fibre! Didn't even think of rice. I find I can alter a recipe all right but I am bad at substitutions. Thanks. I think I will be here a lot over the next month!

My split pea soup is just peas, carrot, celery, onion all cooked in chicken broth with a nice smoky ham hock (or chopped ham, or bacon in a pinch).

Peas already have tons of protein. More than some dry beans. You could add some kale or other greens and puree the whole thing when everything is cooked.

Deanna

My split pea soup recipe does have potatoes, but lots of times I just leave them out and I don't substitute anything else. It all comes out fine, soup is really forgiving that way.

Good luck on that elimination diet, you and lpinkmountain are in it together, it looks like.

Annie

I just started yesterday and was all freaked out. Sat for a minute, got it together, as in thought to myself "there is so much food, just think". Granted I can only think so much, therefore the potato thing happened - "oh no I can't have potatoes - what do I do?". Hopefully, I get better at this. Plus with the gluten thing, I am surprised it is hidden in so many things, such as most broths. I assume lpink posted something similar so I am going to search that thread and pick up a few more ideas. Ideas for breakfast would be good - quinoa is all I got right now for ideas.

Can you have any pasta? That would work.
Or what about Jicama? Which I love.

Breakfast? Oh, now that IS easy? Can you have eggs? How about fruit and yogurt? Oatmeal? Even here in North Timbuktu/White Cloud I've seen gluten free Bisquick.

My girls like rice with milk and sugar for breakfast, and Elery likes lentil "cakes" made with brown rice, lentils and seasonings, topped with a sauce made from avocado, cilantro and yogurt.

Zucchini makes some pretty passable "potato" type pancakes too. Hey, I figure if people can eat salsa with eggs for breakfast, I can eat zucchini pancakes...

Annie

No eggs, tomatoes, potatoes, gluten, bran, oats, sugar, caffeine, nuts, meats (only chicken and fish), citrus (citric acid). I think that's it. I bought some brown rice pasta. I have rice milk, I can try the rice, rice milk and cinnamon (since it's not very good on quinoa). I am going to google some lentil cakes. Thanks so much for the ideas! Wow, this diet also drops the weight off. I had to double how much I was eating to not drop - yay. I think I should make a trip to the health store. They probably will have some suggestions too. I am finding it easier (to follow) than I thought I would. I had to drop a few pounds in the past and I found that a lot more difficult (as in eating what I usually do in smaller portions). Weird.

Don't forget about beans, cookie, I love beans every way from baked to just a "pot of beans" with corn bread. You could have corncakes and I've seen most stores have a gluten free assortment of different flours.

Can you have dairy? Buttermilk is good in a lot of baking, I don't like soy milk at all but I've not tried the rice or coconut milk products now available.

Yeah, I'll bet you COULD drop a lot of weight with no red meat, no starches to speak of, wow. Can you have peanut butter?

If the lentil cakes are good, I'll post the recipe, it's one from "Clean Eating". We were going to have them tonight, but I thinkElery wants to go to the fish fry at Schuberg's, so tomorrow, probably.

Annie

A very good substitute for potatoes is yucca root, providing you can have that. You may have to dice it a bit smaller, as it does not get as soft as potato, but it does have a very similar flavor and a somewhat similar texture. Yucca root also has health benefits, and if you suffer from tendonitis, it will help relieve the pain, although only temporarily. You can also saute diced yucca root, and it will be similar to home fries - I like it better. I've never boiled yucca root, and so you might want to saute it first before adding it to the soup.

Lars

Nope, no dairy, corn products or bananas either. I am liking the ideas. I didn't even think of books! I need to do more peripheral thinking, for sure. Thanks Lars, all suggestions really, but the yucca root is definitely something to look into as I am doing this for my arthritis. I am going through a flare up right now and am not ready for meds - just yet, well, the mild ones I will do. Really, though, I am loving the ideas! Plus, after two days of eating like this, I think I notice a difference. My poor family, once I get adjusted, I am going to introduce some of it to them. Only on occasion though because that would be true suffering for me to try and make them eat some of the stuff I have been (even though it's good).

If it were me, I would just leave out the pototoes. Why would you need the potatoes anyway? If you are worried about the soup being too runny then use a bit less liquid or more peas or maybe some more carrots for that matter.

I can eat a lot of rice and beans without tiring of it and it provides good nutrition. Just stir fry some onions then add cooked rice and cooked beans and stir fry until well heated. Black beans or small red beans are good in this. Cook the dried ones or rinse and drain canned beans.

Jim