Greek Fava (split peas) with orange, pomegranate and chicory
A fantastic appetizer or side dish
Ingredients
For boiling fava (split beans)
- 200 gr yellow split peas
- 25 ml olive oil (about 2.5 tbsp.)
- 1 onion cut into medium chunks
- 1 garlic clove cut into medium pieces
- 1 bay leaf
- salt, pepper
- 1 tsp. sweet paprika
- 1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
- 600 ml water
For mixing fava
- 100 ml olive oil
- zest of one orange
For serving
- 2 chicory
- orange fillets
- pomegranate seeds
- a bit of paprika sweet and smoked
Instructions
- Heat the oil, sauté the onion and garlic, and add the split peas, bay leaf, spices, salt and water.
- Let it simmer for about 20 minutes with the lid closed.
- Once it is ready, remove the bay leaf and mix it directly into the saucepot (if you have a hand blender). Otherwise wait for the fava to cool to transfer it to the blender and blend it along with the oil and the orange zest until the mixture becomes smooth.
- Steam the chicory for about 3 minutes.
- Serve a layer of fava, add a few leaves of chicory, orange fillets, pomegranate seeds and sprinkle with a little paprika.