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Fava Bean Crostini

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Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds fava beans in their pods
  • Juice of one lemon
  • Some glugs of very good extra virgin olive oil
  • Handful of pecorino cheese, grated
  • A loaf of ciabatta bread, sliced
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Fresh herbs that you have on hand – mint, basil or tarragon are nice

Instructions

  • Start off by shelling the pods and collecting the beans in a bowl. Put aside some of the beans to use as garnish. In a mortar and pestle, smash up the rest of the fava beans with a few spoonfuls of extra virgin olive oil and the lemon juice. Add the grated pecorino cheese and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Meanwhile grill the slices of ciabatta bread and when they are done, still hot, rub one side of the bread once with the clove of garlic. If you’re a garlic lover, you can rub more but try not to go overboard with the raw garlic as it tends to overpower! Top each slice with a spoonful or two of the fava bean paste and decorate with some of the whole fava beans that you put aside at the beginning, and a few leaves of your favourite fresh herbs. Tastes like Spring.

Notes

Recipe from Food52