Split Pea Soup Three Ways - Half Cup Habit

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp butter (or olive oil)
• 1 large onion (yellow)
• 2 large carrot (peeled and diced)
• 2 large stalks celery
• 1 tbsp garlic
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp pepper (black; freshly ground)
• 1 lb split peas, green (dried)
• 7 cups chicken stock
• 1 bay leaf
• sour cream
• potatoes (crisped cubes)
• hot sauce
• chives (chopped)
• apple (green; cut into matchsticks)
• sausage (cooked, ground)
• dash apple cider vinegar
• pomegranate seeds
• walnuts (chopped)
• sprinkle pumpkin seeds
• soft pretzel bites
• mustard (whole grain dijon)
• dill (fresh)
• sausage (cooked)
• sauerkraut