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Louvi me Lahana

Name: Louvi me Lahana
Total time: 60 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Cyprus
Ingredients: 250g Black-eyed peas; 1 bunch Leafy greens; 1 Zucchini; 4 tbsp Olive oil; 1 Lemon; 1 clove Garlic; 1 tsp Salt; A pinch Black Pepper; To taste Green olives

Side Dish

⏱ 60 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Black-eyed peas and greens boiled together and dressed with olive oil and lemon — a Cypriot fasting-day dish.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Louvi are black-eyed peas in Cyprus, a staple on the everyday table. This simple dish boils them with lahana (greens) and dresses them generously with olive oil and lemon juice, and it's often eaten during Orthodox fasting periods. Sometimes zucchini is added, or it's served with salted sardines or olives.

🌆 Where it's eaten: At Wednesday dinner in a Cypriot home, olive oil is drizzled over a platter of peas and greens set out with olives, onion, and bread.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Black-eyed peas 250g
Leafy greens 1 bunch
Zucchini 1
Olive oil 4 tbsp
Lemon 1
Garlic 1 clove
Salt 1 tsp
Black Pepper A pinch
Green olives To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the black-eyed peas, bring to a boil from cold water, and drain once.
Boil in fresh water for 20 minutes.
Add sliced zucchini for 5 minutes, then the greens for 3 minutes, and drain.
Dress with salt, grated garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice.
Season with pepper and serve with olives.

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