Pea Soup with Foie Gras Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups dried whole yellow peas
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 medium carrot, cut into 1/3" dice
• 1 celery stalk, cut into 1/3" dice
• 4 ounces slab bacon, cut into 1/3" dice
• Kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper
• 3 ounces raw duck or goose foie gras, cleaned, cut into 3/4" cubes (optional)
• Olive oil
• Ingredient info: Foie gras can be found at specialty foods stores and dartagnan.com.