Greek · Main · Easy
Fava
Silky yellow split pea puree with capers and red onion. Greece's answer to hummus, and arguably better.
The whole recipe in 60 seconds
Fava, in 5 ideas
- Cook the peas until they completely collapse, patience is the recipe.
- A powerful blender makes it restaurant silky.
- The capers and raw onion on top are essential, not optional.
- It firms as it cools, serve it warm and loose.
- Lemon at the end lifts it from good to great.
What you need
Ingredients
- 300g yellow split peas, rinsed
- 1 onion, quartered
- 80ml olive oil, plus more to serve
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp capers
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper
How to make it
Directions
- Simmer the split peas and quartered onion in 1 liter of water, skimming the foam, about 40 minutes until completely soft.
- Drain, reserving some liquid, and remove the onion.
- Blend the peas with olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper until very smooth, thinning with reserved liquid if needed.
- Spread on a platter and top with red onion, capers and a thread of olive oil.
- Serve warm with bread.
Money saver. Split peas are among the cheapest proteins in the store, this whole dish costs almost nothing.