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				REVITHOSOUPA
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                              (Chick Pea Soup) 


Ingredients

350 gr. chick peas
salt 
150 ml olive oil
2 medium onions, thinly chopped
juice of 2 lemons
1 cup chopped parsley
5 whole peppercorns 

Serves 4

o First check the chick peas and remove any stones, then soak the chick peas
  overnight.
o Next day, drain and rinse.
o Put the chick peas in a saucepan, cover with water to about 2.5 cm above
  them, bring to a boil and skim with a slotted spoon until the water is
  clear.
o Add the olive oil, onion, half of the parsley and the peppercorns.
o Simmer for about 90 minutes or until the chick peas are very soft.
o Add salt, the lemon juice, the rest of the parsley, stir and serve.

If a steam-pressure cooker is used then cooking time is about 20 minutes.