Fáva (yellow pea paste)

Name: Fáva (yellow pea paste)
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 medium-sized onions; 500 g Fáva (dried yellow peas); 7-10 Tbsp salt and pepper; 1 (approx. 150 g) Potato; 1/2 bunch flat leaf parsley; 1 Lemon; 3-4 Tbsp good olive oil

AUTHOR
Kelli Murphy

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
50 mins

TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

2 medium-sized onions
500 g Fáva (dried yellow peas)
7-10 Tbsp salt and pepper
1 (approx. 150 g) Potato
1/2 bunch flat leaf parsley
1 Lemon
3-4 Tbsp good olive oil

Directions

1
Peel and finely chop the onions. Put peas in a large pot and add enough water (approx. 600 ml) to cover the peas. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 5 minutes until steam is rising.
2
Pour off the water and add again so much water that the peas are covered.
3
Add half onion cubes and about 1/2 tsp. salt, place the pot back on the stove. Simmer the peas for 30-40 minutes until they are soft and crumble easily. Stir several times so that the peas do not burn.
4
Meanwhile peel, wash and chop the potatoes. Add to the peas about 15 minutes before the end of the cooking time.
5
Wash parsley, shake dry, pluck off leaves and chop finely. Squeeze lemon. Stir the juice into the peas. Stir the peas vigorously several times with a wooden spoon. Season with salt and pepper.
6
Sprinkle parsley and onions over the puree. Finally sprinkle Fáva with olive oil and serve.