Fava

Summary
A purée of yellow split peas.

Ingredients

• a little olive oil
• a handful of black olives
• 2 cups of peas, yellow split
• 1 pinch of pepper
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 bunch of shallots, sliced
• 5 cups of water

Directions

• Clean peas and place in a heavy stockpot with water. 
• Bring to a boil and stir occasionally for 10 minutes. 
• Remove from heat and allow the peas to steep for one hour.  
• Drain, then return to the pot with fresh water (just to cover) salt & pepper.
• Simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally until soft and most of the water is absorbed (about 1 hour).
• Remove from heat and allow to cool.  
• At this point, you can just put the peas in the fridge until you're ready to use them, or purée them in a food processor processor (or through a ricer, as our local chef, Agyro does) It depends on the texture you want. 
• The purée also becomes thicker under refrigeration.  
• Mix with a little olive oil, minced onions, salt and pepper. 
• Parsley or capers and black olives make a nice garnish.  

**May be enjoyed as a soup or an appetizer, just add more water for the desired consistancy.
Source: EatGreekTonight