55 MIN

Fava Santorinis

Name: Fava Santorinis
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 8 3/4 oz yellow split peas (rinsed until the water runs clear); 1 onion (roughly chopped); 3/8 cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 lemon (juiced); 1/2 red onion (finely diced, to serve); 3/4 oz capers (rinsed); 1 tsp sea salt; 2 bay leaves

Yellow split peas cooked to a purée and eaten warm with raw onion.

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Ingredients

8 3/4 ozyellow split peas, rinsed until the water runs clear
1onion, roughly chopped
3/8 cupextra virgin olive oil
1lemon, juiced
1/2red onion, finely diced, to serve
3/4 ozcapers, rinsed
1 tspsea salt
2bay leaves

Method

1
Put the rinsed split peas in a heavy pan with the chopped onion and bay leaves, cover generously with cold water and bring slowly to the boil, skimming off the grey foam as it rises.
2
Turn the heat right down and simmer, stirring now and then so nothing sticks, until the peas have completely broken down and the mixture looks like loose porridge.
3
Fish out the bay leaves and blend the peas with most of the olive oil, the lemon juice and the salt until completely smooth. Loosen with a little of the cooking water if it is stiff.
4
Spread it into a shallow bowl, top with the diced red onion and the capers, and pour the rest of the olive oil over.

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