Black pepper; to taste Rinse peas and lentils. Soak beans in 6 cups water up to 8 hours. Using the same soaking water, bring the beans to a boil and skim off any foam that accumulates. Add caraway, onion, celery, carrots. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 40 minutes. Add the sunchokes, and salt and pepper to taste. Simmer an additional 10 minutes until sunchokes are crisp-tender. Nutritional Information Per Serving: Protein 14 grams (25%); Carbohydrates 39.5 grams (72%); Fat .5 grams (3%); Calories 212; Sodium 213 mg.; Cholesterol 0 mg. Exchanges: 2 starch/bread, 2 veg. These recipes are from the back of "The Whole Story" a publication of the Whole Foods Market... (March/April Issue) Shared by Linda Martin