Vegan Split-pea Soup

This soup is absoltely delicious. You can serve it with some brown rice on the side or put some in the soup right before yo serve it.
1 Roma tomato, processed in the blender or 1/8 cup crushed tomato
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped or 1 tsp. onion powder
1 bay leaf
3 cloves garlic, mashed or 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 1/2 cups dried split peas
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp. sweet paprika powder
1/4 cup Anaheim pepper, seeded and sliced
7 1/2 cups water
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 tsp. chopped fresh parsley
1/2 teaspoon dried sweet basil
Optional: 1/2 cup peeled and diced Butterneck squash
In a pot, put the water and the peas. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring every now and then. Add potatoes and the rest of the ingredients and simmer until the peas and the vegetables are tender.
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