Split Green Pea Salad
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I discovered split green peas long after I left India. While you can find many variations of yellow split peas in India, the green ones were not as common or as popular as they are in this country. Split green pea dal with ginger and leeks was one of my favorite things to comfort myself with during the Canadian winters.
In the summers, especially the last few hot ones, I’m drawn to lentil or bean salads. If you soak them for sufficient time, the cooking time is cut in half. Here is a split green pea salad with cooling celery, lime juice and the snap of apple. Don’t leave out the ginger, it adds an interesting bite of flavor to the salad. To cook the dried peas just until they are done and do not turn into mush, do follow the recipe carefully. If they do turn into mush, switch to plan b and make a lentil puree or soup.