One of our favorite restaurants on the Central Coast is Pea Soup Andersens, which — as you might imagine — is famous for its split pea soup.This recipe is inspired by the restaurant's hearty and simple pea soup — which is loaded with healthy peas, carrots, celery and onion. To give it a bit of salty and smoky flavor, diced bacon is added to the soup. You make this a vegetarian split pea soup by omitting the bacon and using vegetable broth in place of the chicken broth.Serve this comforting pea soup topped with a drizzle of sour cream and dash of white pepper, with a side of pumpernickel bread.