Greek fava — yellow split pea mezze

Name: Greek fava — yellow split pea mezze
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 180 g Dried yellow split peas (not fava beans); 120 g Onion; 12 g Garlic; 0.5 g Dried bay leaf; 28 g Olive oil; 2 g Dried oregano; 50 g Lemon juice; 3 g Salt; 1 g Black pepper; 800 g Water; 140 g Wheat pita bread; 250 g Cucumber

Warm yellow split pea purée with lemon and olive oil, served with measured pita and cucumber.

Estimated total time: 55 minutes2 portionsAbout 680 kcal per portion

Greek fava — yellow split pea mezze — representative dish photograph — Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis · CC BY 2.0 · Photo source. Pita and cucumber served with the measured recipe are not shown in the photograph.

Ingredients for 2 portions

180 g Dried yellow split peas (not fava beans)
120 g Onion
12 g Garlic
0.5 g Dried bay leaf
28 g Olive oil
2 g Dried oregano
50 g Lemon juice
3 g Salt
1 g Black pepper
800 g Water
140 g Wheat pita bread
250 g Cucumber

Method

Rinse 180 g dried yellow split peas until the water runs mostly clear. Put in a saucepan with 100 g chopped onion, 12 g garlic, 0.5 g dried bay leaf, 14 g olive oil and 800 g water. Bring to a boil and skim any foam.
Simmer gently, uncovered, for 30–45 minutes until the peas are very soft and almost collapse. Stir and add extra water only if the pan is drying out; extra water is not counted in the served nutrition. Remove and discard the bay leaf.
Stir in 50 g lemon juice, 2 g oregano, 3 g salt, 1 g black pepper and the remaining 14 g olive oil. Blend until smooth or mash for a coarser texture; divide into two bowls.
Top with the remaining 20 g finely diced raw onion. Warm and divide 140 g wheat pita bread, and cut 250 g cucumber into sticks. Serve the measured bread and cucumber alongside as a light lunch or dinner. Check the pita label for animal additives if following a vegan diet.

Adapted from Eleni Saltas’s Greek yellow split pea fava. This uses ordinary dried yellow split peas, not fava beans and not a claim of Santorini PDO origin. The dip alone is a meze; measured pita and cucumber make this a light meal. Allow up to 55 minutes total because split-pea softening varies; the photo shows onion and olive oil but no pita or cucumber. The bay leaf is removed after cooking, while the nutrition model conservatively counts its tiny dry weight. Calories are estimates.

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Listed allergens: gluten. Check actual packaging and cross-contact information. Nutrition is estimated from ingredient weights; recipe suitability depends on the specified products.

Eleni Saltas — Fava (Yellow Split Pea Puree)

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