Greek Fava Dip
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- Total Time
- 1hr 20mins
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- Serves
- 6
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- Calories
- 280
Made with yellow split peas, fava is a creamy mezze dip from the island of Santorini flavoured with garlic, vegetables, bay leaves and lemon. Serve with warm toasted pita or crunchy vegetable crudites.
recipe updated Nov 5, 2025
Ingredients
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- Water
- 2 kg
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- Onion
- 150 g
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- Carrot
- 100 g
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- Garlic clove
- 2
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- Lemon
- 1
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- Vegetable stock
- 700 g
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- Yellow split peas
- 200 g
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- Olive oil
- 2 tablespoons
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- Fine sea salt
- ½ teaspoon
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- Granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon
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- Bay leaves
- 2
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- Extra virgin olive oil
- 4 tablespoons
Tools
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Cooking Chef XL
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Colander
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Food processor attachment
Step preview
- Fit the Stir Tool
- Add water into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
- Heat until boiling – 5 minutes, 140ºC, speed Off
- Then add peas
- Stir to remove impurities – 1 minute, speed Stir 1
- Drain onto colander then set aside
- Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Stir Tool
- Add oil into the appliance bowl
- Heat until hot – 1 minute, 120ºC, speed Off
- Then add the next ingredients
- Cook until softened – 5 minutes, 120ºC, speed Stir 2
- Then add the drained peas and the next ingredient
- Cook until all liquid has been absorbed – 30 minutes, 102ºC, speed Stir 2
- Let cool – 30 minutes
- Fit the Knife Blade to the Food Processor attachment
- Add content of the appliance bowl into the attachment
- Then add the next ingredients
- Blend until smooth – 2 minutes, speed 2
- Remove the attachment from the machine and let the dip cool
- Serve