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Fava

A cool, silky Turkish meze of dried broad beans simmered with onion until they collapse, then puréed, chilled until sliceable and finished with olive oil, dill and lemon. Served as part of a meze table with bread.

SnacksSidesVeganUnder 400 kcal8g+ fibre
70 min15 prep · 55 cookEasy363 kcalper serving
Fava

Instructions

  1. Put 90 g of dried split broad beans in a bowl, cover generously with cold water and leave to soak overnight, or at least 12 hours. Drain, rinse well and pick out any dark or hard beans.
  2. Warm 1 tbsp of olive oil in a small saucepan over low heat. Add 1 finely chopped small onion with a pinch of the salt and sweat gently for 8 minutes, stirring, until completely soft and translucent but not coloured, any browning will darken the finished fava.
  3. Add the drained beans, 300 ml of water, 1 tsp of caster sugar and 0.5 tsp of salt. Bring to the boil, skim off any froth, then cover and simmer on the lowest heat for 40-45 minutes, stirring now and then, until the beans have collapsed into a loose porridge and crush easily against the side of the pan.

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Per serving

363kcal
10gprotein
41gcarbs
21gfat
11gfibre

Computed from the ingredients against a food database, not estimated. The full nutrient table is in the app.

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