Fava Crostini
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
- Prep time
- 13 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 cup broad bean
- 4 servings glugs of olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tablespoon lemon
- 4 servings water
- 4 servings parmesan
- 4 servings salt & pepper
- 4 servings crusty bread
Instructions
- 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
Drain.
- 3
Return the pan to the heat.
- 4
Pour in a couple glugs of olive oil and the garlic clove. Fry the garlic until browned. Then discard garlic.
- 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
Remove fava paste from heat & season with salt & pepper add a squeeze of lemon.
- 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.