Green Pea Fava

Name: Green Pea Fava
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 small onion, finely chopped; 350 g green split peas; 2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped or minced; 1 stick celery, finely chopped; Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 4 ripe but firm tomatoes, diced; 2 red onions, diced; 250 ml extra virgin olive oil

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Real Greek

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2016

About

Greek Fava is creamy comfort food: rustic, hearty and nutritious, it is so good on its own but goes particularly well with dark leafy greens and with salty ingredients like anchovies, sardines or feta. This addictive purée also adds a wonderful splash of vibrant green colour topped with salsa as one of a selection of little meze dishes.

Ingredients

350 g green split peas
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 stick

Europe
Greece
Starter
Gluten-free
Mediterranean
Vegan

Method

Place the split peas, onion, celery and garlic in a large saucepan. Add 1 litre water and bring to the boil, skimming to remove any sediment as required. Cover and simmer until the peas have softened.
Leave the peas to cool a little, then blitz or liquidize the peas