Ingredients
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- 350g (12oz) green split peas
- 700ml (3 cups) water
- 5ml (1 tsp) salt
- 2.5ml (1/2 tsp) pepper
- 50g (2 oz) celery
- 1/2 onion
- 2 garlic cloves
- 250ml (1 cup) extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients, except the olive oil, in a large saucepan. Stir and cover with greaseproof paper and metal lid before bringing to the boil skimming as you boil.
- After bringing to the boil leave to simmer on medium heat topping up with water if needed.
- Once peas are cooked and soft, remove from the heat and leave to cool for 20 minutes.
- While it’s warm process the peas while adding the olive oil. Keep blitzing until smooth.
- To serve, spread out fava in a large dish topped with tomato and onion salsa and drizzled with olive oil.
- Eat hot or cold.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 300 minutes
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 477
- Sugar: 1.6 g
- Sodium: 423 mg
- Fat: 32.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 4.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 31.8 g
- Fiber: 5.4 g
- Protein: 15.6 g