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Yellow split pea puree with butter and fried onions

Name: Yellow split pea puree with butter and fried onions
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Slovak
Ingredients: 250 g Yellow split peas (split); 900 ml Water; 40 g Butter; 1 tsp Marjoram (dried); 1 tsp Salt; 1 Onion; 2 tbsp Vegetable oil

Yellow split peas cooked until tender, pureed with butter, and topped with fried onions. Serves 4 as a side for smoked meat or sausages.

Slovak cuisine · Vegetarian · Gluten-free · Translated from Slovak · October 24, 2026

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 hr
Total time: 1 hr 5 min
Servings: 4 servings
Difficulty: Easy
Cuisine: Slovak

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This split pea puree is a smoother, more delicate version of traditional thick split pea mash: yellow split peas are cooked until tender, blended with butter, seasoned with marjoram, and topped with fried onions. Serve it as a side dish with smoked meat, sausages, hot dogs, or roasted pork neck.

Ingredients

4 servings

Yellow split peas (split) 250 g
Water 900 ml
Butter 40 g
Marjoram (dried) 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Onion 1
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp

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Instructions

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Cook the split peas
50 min
Rinse the split peas, add 900 ml water, and cook for 45–50 minutes, until they break down. Skim off any foam and add water as needed.
Blend
5 min
Use an immersion blender to blend the peas with the butter, marjoram, and salt until smooth. If the puree is too thick, thin it with a tablespoon of hot water.
Fry the onion
10 min
Cut the onion into thin half-moons and fry in the oil until golden brown.
Serve
Serve the puree warm, topped with the fried onions, as a side dish with meat or hot dogs.

Tip: The puree will firm up as it cools. To reheat, stir in a little water or milk and warm over low heat, stirring constantly.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy: 371 kcal
Protein: 15 g
Carbohydrates: 41 g
of which sugars: 3.0 g
Fat: 18 g
of which saturates: 6.0 g
Fiber: 14 g
Salt: 1.5 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Hrachové pyré s maslom a opraženou cibuľkou ako príloha