This week we had something in the box I've never eaten before: fresh fava beans. What a delicious treat! I was so bowled over by the flavour of them in this dish that I'm now wondering if I can get more at the market this Saturday.
They look just like sugar snap peas, don't they? The difference is that the fava bean pods are as thick as your thumb and about five inches long. I hope you get to try them!
Garlic Fava Beans
1. Shell fava beans.
2. Lightly fry garlic in butter or olive oil over a low heat. (We used some chopped garlic scapes, also from our farm share box.)
3. Add fava beans to the pan and stir fry until the skin of the beans start to split revealing a bright green interior.
4. Serve as a side dish, on bruschetta with fresh ricotta cheese, mix into a salad or serve with chopped sweet red onions and finely sliced mint. (You can either suck the inner bright green bean out or eat the entire bean including the outer skin for additional fibre.)
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3 comments:
ha ha ha I don't know if I can eat these after Silence of the Lambs. I think Anthony Hopkins' creepy character ruined it for me :)
So since I've never had them. Are their consistency when cooked like a chickpea or a pea or what?
I know I'm slow, but's what a farm share box???
Erin - Good thing I've never seen that movie, so that I can fully delight in fava beans. :) Have you had edamame (fresh soy beans)? They are a lot like that, especially with a little salt and pepper. Or maybe a little like a cross between corn and peas and green beans, but with a tender texture. Delicious!
MB - well hi there! A farm share box is the best thing ever. That's the simple definition. :) A few more details: at the beginning of the growing season, we paid some local organic farmers an upfront fee and in exchange, we get a box of fresh produce every Wednesday throughout the growing season of whatever was harvested that day. The upside for them is that they can finance their growing season: the seeds, equipment and machinery they need this year.
I think it's a GREAT deal and a fun way to discover new vegetables, especially since this particular farm likes to grow some exotic and unusual things! (I'm looking forward to the purple carrots.)
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