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Koukia, Fava Beans with lemon sauce, the Greek way

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Koukia, Fava beans (Vicia faba), in Greek koukia (plural of word kouki), pr. kou-KHIA, is an easy, vegan Greek dish paired with lemon, dill, fennel and parsley, which adds lots of flavour to this healthy dish.

Greek Chickpea Salad with Quinoa and Tahini Sauce

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This healthy Greek chickpea salad is a filling dish on its own, packed with protein from the chickpeas, quinoa and tuna and full of vitamins from the herbs, vegetables and salad dressing.

Revithia Giahni with Kafkalithres and Myronia (Stewed Chickpeas)

The past week the temperature has dropped abruptly and it went at least ten degrees down.  With temperatures now being around 16oC, it’s time for comfort food to keep us warm. During summer we would eat dried legumes in salads but now it’s time for stews and soups.  Dried legumes are cheap and have a lot of…

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Stewed Chickpeas with Spinach

Chickpeas are one of my favourite legumes which I cook quite often in many variations. This time I combined them with spinach,  which makes a delicious and healthy vegan dish, perfect during the period Lent. If you do not have the aromatic herbs I have used you can leave them out or substitute with some parsley. Stewed…

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Greek Fava and Pumpkin Soup and Dip

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This Greek Pumpkin and Fava Soup is made from scratch and is healthy, filling and perfect as a starter for a dinner party or a light supper.  Leftover can easily be made into a delicious dip.

Fassolia Hantres Giahni or Barbounofassoula (Stewed Borlotti Beans)

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These beans are called barbounofassoula or hantres in Greek, which means beads.  When these are fresh and green they are called fassolia barbounia (runner beans) Phaseolous Coccineus which are a hybrid of Phaseolous Vulgaris (the common bean)  and when they are ripe their pods become beige and red and inside the beans are off-white with red markings.  However, when cooked they loose this lovely colour.

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