This is a recipe a talented cook friend of mine found in the Babbo Cook Book. The dish really became something to me when it was served to me in Apulia, mixed with blanched bitter greens. The fava bean is worth the toil…
2 lbs. of raw fava beans
3 cloves of garlic, minced fine
Lemon juice to taste
STONEHOUSE HOUSE BLEND OLIVE OIL
Salt & Pepper to taste
Procedure
Remove fava beans from pod
Put the beans in a pan, bring to a boil and remove from heat and put pan into ice bath to cool off
Peel the fava beans from their casing
Process fava beans in food processor or mash with spoon well
Combine ingredients in bowl and serve on bread, toast points or use as a spread
