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Greek arakas (peas) with sun-dried tomatoes and peppers

Peas in tomato sauce. Simple, quick, and delicious. An everyday food that stands out with sun-dried tomatoes and peppers. Fasting, vegetarian and vegan!

Course Main Dishes, Main Dish

Cuisine Vegan, Greek, Greek / Vegan, Greek vegan, Greek modern, Greek modern / Vegan, Greek Traditional

Keyword vegan, peas, oily, lenten, fasting, tomato, recipe, vegetarian

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings portions

Calories 287kcal

Author Thodoris Tibilis

Ingredients

1 kg Greek arakas (peas) with sun-dried tomatoes and peppers
4 tomatoes
1 onion
4 cloves garlic
5 sun-dried tomatoes
2 carrots
1 Florina pepper
1 green bell pepper
1½ cup dill (ideally, we replace the ½ cup with fennel)
¼ cup olive oil
2 Tbsp tomato paste (optional)
½ tsp curry
¼ tsp turmeric powder (optional)
1 tsp unprocessed sugar (optional)
salt and pepper

Instructions

Finely chop the onion, sun-dried tomatoes, dill (or fennel), and slice the carrots, garlic, and peppers. Grate the tomatoes or blend them in a blender or food processor.
Heat 1 cup of olive oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion for 2 minutes. Add the peppers and after 1 minute add the peas, garlic, sun-dried tomatoes, curry, and tomato paste (if using) and sauté for another 2 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, carrots, sugar, salt, pepper, and turmeric. Cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and add the dill (or fennel) and, optionally, an extra cup of olive oil (you can avoid it if you want) and stir lightly.
Serve plain or with fresh wholemeal bread. You can serve it warm but also cold. If you want, we accompany with vegan Greek feta cheese, olives or sun-dried tomatoes.

Notes

Ideally use fresh peas. If you use frozen ones, you don't need to defrost it before using it.
If you want, before adding the tomatoes, add ¼ cup white wine.
You can enrich your dish with whole potatoes, zucchini, or artichokes that you'll add to the pot along with the tomatoes. You can also add eggplants cut into quarters, or sliced mushrooms.

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