Name: Fried squid with split pea purée
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2–3 shallots, finely chopped; salt and ground black pepper; 225 g/8 oz/1 cup Greek fava or yellow split peas; 50 g/2 oz/½ cup plain/all-purpose flour; 75 ml/5 tbsp olive oil or sunflower oil; juice of ½ lemon; lemon wedges, to serve; 60–75 ml/4–5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 15 ml/1 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley, to garnish; 4 medium squid, cleaned, total weight about 900 g/2 lb; 1.5 litres/2½ pints/6¼ cups cold water; 1 onion, finely chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food & Cooking of Greece

By Rena Salaman

Published 2023

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For a long time, this frugal dish, fava me kalamarakia, was abandoned by Greeks, as it reminded them of the Second World War and the difficult years that followed. However, recent years have seen a resurgence in its popularity, and fava is now to be found on most restaurant menus in Greece. It is traditionally served very simply scattered with chopped onion and parsley and drizzled with olive oil, but in this recipe I have served it with fried squid for a hit of protein and a