Summary:

Fava Crostini takes about 45 minutes from beginning to end. One portion of this dish contains roughly 14g of protein, 22g of fat, and a total of 293 calories. This recipe serves 4. For 93 cents per serving, this recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up broad bean, crusty bread, water, and a few other things to make it today. Only a few people really liked this Mediterranean dish. It works well as an inexpensive hor d'oeuvre. 2 people were glad they tried this recipe. It is brought to you by Foodista. Overall, this recipe earns a good spoonacular score of 67%. Users who liked this recipe also liked Favan and Ricotta Crostini, Fava Bean Crostini, and Arugulan and Fava-Bean Crostini.

Dietary Info:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup broad bean - N/A
• 4 servings glugs of olive oil - $9.49
• 1 clove garlic - $0.99
• 1 tablespoon lemon - $1.29
• 4 servings water - $3.99
• 4 servings parmesan - $5.49
• 4 servings salt & pepper - $6.49
• 4 servings crusty bread - $3.49

Instructions:

1. Throw the fava in a pan & cover with water & a little salt. Bring to a boil & lower to a simmer. Cook a couple of minutes until the fava are tender.
2. Drain.
3. Return the pan to the heat.
4. Pour in a couple glugs of olive oil and the garlic clove. Fry the garlic until browned. Then discard garlic.
5. Toss the fava into the pan & saute for a minute or two. Then begin mashing with the back of a wooden spoon until you form a paste. If you need to add a bit of water, do so.
6. Remove fava paste from heat & season with salt & pepper add a squeeze of lemon.
7. Toast slices of good bread & rub warm fava mixture & top with shaved parmesan. You can drizzle a little really good quality extra virgin olive oil as well if you like.