INGREDIENTS 500gr medium beans 2-3 carrots cut in washers 1 onion, chopped 2-3 celery stalks (cut into pieces or whole if you want to remove at the end) 1/2 cup olive oil 4 tomatoes, pureed parsley salt, pepper METHOD In a large bowl, add hot water with some salt and add and leave the...
Santorini’s fava enshrined as a PDO
88 Greek products are recorded along with Santorini’s fava! The Santorini’s fava (yellow split peas) enshrined in European Commission’s decision as Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). Also included in the EU list of Protected Designation Origin (PDO) and Protected...
Lentil Soup
INGREDIENTS 1 cup lentils (washed and cleaned) 1 large onion (chopped) 2 bay leaves (washed) 1/3 cup olive oil 2 medium tomatoes (pureed) 2.5 cups water Salt and pepper METHOD Add the lentils, the onion, the bay leaves, the olive oil and the water in a pressure cooker. Close it and let...
Chickpeas soup
INGREDIENTS 1 cup chickpeas 1 onion (chopped) 2-3 tablespoons olive oil salt, pepper, oregano METHOD Put the chickpeas in hot water with some salt and leave for 12 hours to rise. In a pressure cooker, add all ingredients and 3 cups of water. Close the pressure cooker and cook for about...
Fava (Yellow split peas)
INGREDIENTS 1 cup fava 1 dry onion Salt and pepper METHOD In a saucepan add the fava and water. When it starts boiling remove the foam that created and add the onion (skinned and whole), salt, pepper and let it boil. Empty as much water you can from the saucepan and pass the fava from...
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