Food interlude: fava beans

[pantryslut]

We have entered the season of the fresh fava bean.

I can make a pasta sauce out of fava beans. I can make a risotto. I can make a yummy fresh fava bean salad, and I can make a fava bean puree. I can throw them into soup (except I already have a big container of frozen minestrone from the last batch I made). Best of all, I can saute fava beans with prosciutto, mortadella, pancetta, or even bacon, and some herbs (mint!), and eat it all up.

What else can I do with fava beans? Any suggestions? Anything that works with limas (yuck) will also probably work for fresh favas.

Comments

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

Ah, that is sad.

[sciamanna.livejournal.com]

You can eat them as they are, with medium-mild pecorino. My favourite... The beans shouldn't be much larger than your thumb nail for this (but if you already eat fava beans raw, you know that...)