Pea soup is soup made, typically, from dried peas. It is, with variations, a part of the cuisine of many cultures. It is greyish-green or yellow in color depending on the regional variety of peas used; all are cultivars of Pisum sativum.Pea soup has been eaten since antiquity; it is mentioned in Aristophanes' The Birds, and according to one source "the Greeks and Romans were cultivating this legume about 500 to 400 BC. During that era, vendors in the streets of Athens were selling hot pea soup."

Some people think that soups are complicated. And while it’s true that some soups are wonderfully balanced and a little complex to make, not all are. Some soups are best made from a classic combination of meat/fish and vegetables such as minestrone soup, lentil soup or chowder, however sometimes it’s fun to make a soup simple based on one

I bought a Health Valley split pea soup. I opened the soup only to find it infested with dead bugs. All the brown things are actually dead bugs. And to think it cost $4 for being fancy and "green-wise."

Some people think that soups are complicated. And while it's true that some soups are wonderfully balanced and a little complex to make, not all are. Sometimes it’s fun to make a soup simple based on one or two ingredients. So here comes a recipe for a very simple, healthy, peas and broccoli soup that only takes a few minutes to make.