The fava bean puree’ is a traditional recipe from Apulia (South of Italy) a typical farmer dish: healthy, rich in proteins and absolutely irresistible.
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Fava Bean Puree'
cakeThe Recipe
Servings
one big bowl for 8 people
Prep time
5 min.
Cooking time
40 min.
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Ingredients
dry skinless fava beans 1 cup
water 2 + 1/2 cups
x-vergine olive oil 1/4 cup
chopped basil o italian parsley or cilantro 1/4 cup
- top
x-vergin olive oil
chopped scallion
sesame seeds
salt + pepper (or peperoncino)
Directions
Put the beans in cold water. Let them simmer till very soft, mushy. Put them in a food processor with the basil , 1/2 of the olive oil, and salt. Process for 2 minutes.
Refrigerate. Serve with more olive oil, chopped scallion, sesame seeds,pepper, etc. Make it beautiful : )It may last in the fridge up to a week or in the freezer up to 4 months.
