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GREEK FAVA RECIPE - BUT FIRST

A small story – an excerpt from my writings for a travel website.

This is the famous Santorini Fava: a creamy yellow split pea dish. It's very easy to make and one of my favourite things to eat.

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Authentic Santorini fava is harvested by hand and production is limited - that is why it's more expensive. But not to worry, any good quality split pea will do.
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History shows that the variety of yellow split pea exclusive to Santorini, and known to the locals as "fava", has been cultivated on the island for more than 3,500 years, even before the volcanic eruption. Prehistoric traces of grain storage are found at the Minoan excavations of Akrotiri.
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Every Santorinian will tell you the perfect pairing to fava is some version of onion. It's a courtship; when chopped onion is sprinkled on top after cooking, the fava is "single" - boiled together and it becomes “spoken for."
12:41 PM - May 05, 2023
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If topped with fried onion, the fava is “engaged", and when mixed in a pan with caramelized onions, it is finally “married.”
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This velvety plate is finished with a generous squeeze of lemon juice and a dash of extra virgin olive oil. Some like to garnish with capers; others with finely chopped coriander or parsley. Fava is served in mezes or to compliment a main dish.
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Santorini Wild capers "Kapari" sprout like unruly children on every stone wall and craggy cliff. Laboriously handpicked, preserved in salt and vinegar, they garnish dips and salads.

Santorini Fava has been awarded with PDO (Protected Designation of Origin).
12:47 PM - May 05, 2023
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Santorini Fava – Recipe Part 1:

½ 500gr packet of yellow split peas
Water measurements should be 2 to 1 (like rice)
Add ½ onion, juice of ½ a lemon & salt
Boil at medium heat in non-stick pot until soft (15 to 20”)
Don’t forget watch the pot & skim the scum
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Santorini Fava – Recipe Part 2:

When cooked, pour into the blender
Whiz until creamy
Serve with a lashing of olive oil, juice of ½ a lemon, finely chopped onion
Sprinkle capers (optional)

*if you want the texture less creamy, use a hand potato masher

And that's the Santorini Fava.
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Marie McCabe
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I made greek fava again, so good xx
01:00 AM - Jul 04, 2023
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