Vegetarian Split Pea Soup with Apple and Smoked Cheese - twimii

Ingredients

• 2 carrots
• 2 small onions
• 3 celery sticks
• few sprigs of thyme
• 150g yellow split peas
• 1 large cooking apple
• 1 sweet and crisp apple , (plus one more for garnish if you like)
• 150g smoked cheese, grated , (cheddar or gouda will work well)
• salt (if you don't have any vegetable stock use a seasoned salt mix)
• 1.5 litres vegetable stock (or water - just be sure to add in more seasoning if using water)