Here’s how to prepare your lettuce so that it is nice and crisp: Snap off the core of a head of butter lettuce. Cut around the core to remove it completely. The leaves will start to …
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While the water heats, remove the fava beans from their long pods. Add the shelled fava beans to the boiling water and cook until bright green and tender, about 3 minutes. Drain and immediately rinse under ice cold water until cold. Decide if you would like to peel off the “second skin” ( see post above).
These Simple Marinated Fava Beans (with olive oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon zest, and fresh herbs) are one of my favorite ways to prepare them! Vegan, versatile and delicious! Use these on toast or bruschetta, in salads or on cheese boards or Mezze platters! Easy and delicious! The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. –Joseph Campbell
Simple Marinated Fava beans- with olive oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon zest and fresh herbs- a delicisous way to serve fava beans! Serve over toast or crostini, or as part of a cheese or mezze platter alongside olive, hummus and baba ganoush. So tasty! 2 medium garlic cloves, finely minced (about 2 teaspoons) or sub thinly sliced shallot
Remove the beans from the pods, then blanch in salted water for 3-4 minutes. Drain. Fava beans have a second “skin” that many people like to remove. Personally, they don’t bother me – I grew up eating this outer skin you see above, so I leave them on.