Fava with Anchovies

Name: Fava with Anchovies
Yield: Serves 2 as an appetizer or snack
Ingredients: 1¼ cup (250 g) yellow split peas, rinsed; 1 bay leaf; Extra virgin olive oil; 1 small yellow onion, diced; Salt and pepper, to taste; Half a 2-ounce (45 g) tin of anchovies in olive oil, drained; Juice of ½ lemon, plus extra (optional); Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon za’atar; Half a 2-ounce (45 g) tin of anchovies in olive oil, drained

Preparation info

Serves
2
as an appetizer

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Tinned Fish Cookbook

By Bart van Olphen

Published 2021

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Ingredients

Extra virgin olive oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
1¼ cup (250 g) <

Starter
Fish course
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Heat some olive oil in a thick-bottomed frying pan over low heat and soften the onion for 3 to 4 minutes, until translucent. Add the split peas and briefly sauté with the onion. Add the bay leaf and enough water to cover the peas by a ½ inch (