Fava Bean Crostini With Pecorino And Lemon Oil Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Add the fava beans and blanch for 3 to 4 minutes. Drain and place in an ice bath. Peel the skins off the favas; the beans will split into 2 bright green pieces as you pop them out of their skins.
• In a food processor, combine the peeled favas, pecorino, garlic, parsley/mint mixture, lemon juice, salt and pepper, and EVOO. Pulse into a thick spread. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Season with a little flaky sea salt.
• For the frico: mix the 2 cups of pecorino with a tablespoon of flour. Divide the mixture into small piles on a silpat-lined sheet tray. Place in oven until golden and melted together, about 10 minutes. Remove with a spatula.
• Slice your bread into thin slices. Drizzle with good olive oil and sprinkle with flaky sea salt. Place in oven until crisp and golden. Serve the spread on the charred small toasts. Place a frico standing up on each crostini.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Cook fava beans in boiling water, uncovered, until tender, 3 to 4 minutes, then drain and transfer to an ice bath to stop cooking. Gently peel off skins (if using edamame, don't peel).
• Pulse fava beans in a food processor until very coarsely chopped, then transfer half of mixture to a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup oil, 1/2 cup arugula, cheese, lemon zest and juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper to favas in processor and purée until smooth. Add to bowl. Coarsely chop remaining cup arugula and gently fold into fava-bean mixture.
• Cut 16 diagonal slices (1/3 inch thick) from baguette and put in a 4-sided sheet pan. Drizzle with remaining tablespoon oil. Bake until pale golden and crisp, 8 to 10 minutes. Rub with cut side of garlic.
• Spoon fava-bean mixture onto baguette toasts, then drizzle with oil and top with mint.
• What to drink:
• Fontaleoni Vernaccia di San Gimignano '07

Steps:

• Shell the favas and discard pods. Drop beans into boiling salted water and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and immediately plunge into ice water. Drain again and remove tough outer skin from each bean. Place beans in a bowl.
• Serve with slices of good fresh cheese, a drizzle of olive oil, 1 to 2 drops of lemon juice, freshly ground pepper and a few grains of salt along with a slice of good crusty peasant bread.

Steps:

• If using fava beans, boil in large pot of water 3 minutes. Drain. Transfer to large bowl of ice water. Drain again and peel. Meanwhile, heat 6 tablespoons olive oil in heavy large saucepan over low heat. Add garlic. Cover and cook until garlic is very tender and beginning to dissolve into oil (do not allow garlic to brown), stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Add fava beans or thawed lima beans and 1 cup water. Cook over medium heat until beans begin to break apart, stirring often, about 20 minutes. Mash until mixture resembles coarse puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 350F. Arrange bread slices on large baking sheet. Brush with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Bake until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool completely. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate bean mixture. Store toasts airtight at room temperature.) Preheat broiler. Spread bean mixture onto toasts. Sprinkle with cheese. Broil until golden, about 2 minutes. Drizzle with lemon oil, if desired. Transfer crostini to platter and serve. *Available at specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.