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Greek Split Pea Dip with Onion-Roasted Pepper Relish (Fava)
The Greek name for this dip is “fava,” though it contains no fava beans. Instead, dried yellow split peas are simmered until thick and porridge-like, then pureed with red wine vinegar and extra-virgin olive oil to produce a rich, creamy hummus-like dip. A relish made with roasted red peppers, capers and fresh herbs brightens its earthy flavors. Serve with pita bread and crudités.
3
cups
Tip
Don't forget to stir the split peas as they simmer, and make sure to scrape along the bottom of the pot. If you begin to feel the peas sticking to the bottom, stir more frequently to prevent scorching.
1 hour, 20 minutes
20 minutes active
Ingredients
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4
tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided, plus more to serve
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1
medium red onion, finely chopped, divided
Directions
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01In a medium saucepan over medium, heat 2 tablespoons of oil until barely smoking. Add half the onion, 2 teaspoons oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Reviews
Hi Robert -
No. Split peas are field peas that are either yellow or green and grown specifically for drying. When these peas are hulled and then split in half along the natural seam, they become split peas. This encourages faster cooking and eliminates the need to presoak. The yellow legumes sold as toor dal are lentils. Lentils do come split such as the red/yellow lentil, which is from the masoor lentil and used to create Indian dals. These lentils usually require pre-soaking since they still have a hard shell. The cooking time in our Greek Split-Pea Dip would not work for toor dal lentils.
Best,
The Milk Street Team
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Would this work with green split peas? Might be a terrible color, but where I live (Mexico) I can't get yellow ones.