Greek style peas - ARAKAS LATHEROS
Greek style peas - ARAKAS LATHEROS

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, greek style peas - arakas latheros. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

In Greece, this is a classic dish known as Arakas Latheros, which literally translates to "oiled peas". One of the lathera dishes, these "oil foods" feature olive oil as the main source of fat. However, I've made this dish much lighter than the traditional version by using far less olive oil and more tomato to compensate.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have greek style peas - arakas latheros using 7 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Greek style peas - ARAKAS LATHEROS:
  1. Make ready Frozen peas
  2. Get 1 onion finely chopped
  3. Make ready 2 carrots cut into chunks
  4. Make ready 2 potatoes cut into chunks
  5. Make ready 1 tin good quality tinned tomatoes
  6. Make ready 4 tablespoons Good quality olive oil
  7. Get Parsley & Greek feta for decoration

This recipe falls under the category of lathero, which means cooking vegetables in olive oil, and it doesn't get any better than that! What are Greek peas or arakas latheros? Greek peas are an oil-based stew, made from peas, tomatoes, potatoes, lots of fresh dill, and ample olive oil. It's enjoyed frequently in Greece as a meal on its own, or as a side dish with hunks of feta cheese.

Instructions to make Greek style peas - ARAKAS LATHEROS:
  1. Par boil the carrots and potatoes. Then gently fry the onions in olive oil and add your peas and tinned tomatoes. Bring it back to a simmer and add the carrots and potatoes.
  2. Cover and simmer for about 10 mins, if the sauce gets to dry add water, if your sauce gets to runny add breadcrumbs…you can’t lose!! But make sure the potatoes stay firm and in shape. Plate up the ARAKAS LATHEROS with a scattering of parsley and Greek feta and a squeeze of lemon.

What's in Greek peas (arakas latheros)? Arakas latheros is a classic Greek meal comprised of green peas, potatoes, and tomatoes drenched in olive oil. In Greek, the literal translation means "oiled peas." This particular meal is one of the traditional "lathera" or "oil food" dishes, which use olive oil as the main source for consuming healthy fats. Arakas laderos is a Greek, vegan or Lenten dish, with peas, carrots, potatoes and herbs cooked, in a rich olive oil-tomato sauce. The modern Greek word is arakas αρακάς.

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