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Fava Crostini
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Fava Crostini

By Foodista45 min4 servings

Fava Crostini takes about 45 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 293 calories. This recipe serves 4. For 93 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up broad bean, crusty bread, water, and a few other things to make it today. Only a few people really liked this Mediterranean dish. It works well as an inexpensive hor d'oeuvre. 2 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodista. Overall, this recipe earns a good s

Instructions

  1. 1

    Throw the fava in a pan & cover with water & a little salt. Bring to a boil & lower to a simmer. Cook a couple of minutes until the fava are tender.

  2. 2

    Drain.

  3. 3

    Return the pan to the heat.

  4. 4

    Pour in a couple glugs of olive oil and the garlic clove. Fry the garlic until browned. Then discard garlic.

  5. 5

    Toss the fava into the pan & saute for a minute or two. Then begin mashing with the back of a wooden spoon until you form a paste. If you need to add a bit of water, do so.

  6. 6

    Remove fava paste from heat & season with salt & pepper add a squeeze of lemon.

  7. 7

    Toast slices of good bread & rub warm fava mixture & top with shaved parmesan. You can drizzle a little really good quality extra virgin olive oil as well if you like.

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Ingredients (8)

  • 1 cup of double shelled (outer pod & inner shell removed) fresh fava or broad bean
  • couple glugs of olive oil
  • garlic clove, skinned, whole
  • tablespoon of lemon
  • water
  • shaved parmesan
  • salt & pepper
  • baguette or crusty bread, sliced & toasted

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