Fava Bean Soup
Now we are enjoying home-grown fava beans during our “Safer at Home” confinement for lunch and dinner, with a new recipe almost every day. At first, when they were really young and tender, we just ate them raw out of the shell, as he brought them in by the bag full.
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Italy, Middle Eastern
Servings 6
Ingredients
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cups fresh fava beans (out of pod)
- 6 cups water
- ¼ cups Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a blender, add onions, fava beans and liquid from fava beans, blend, add additional water if needed.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Transfer to a pot, bring to a simmer, then serve in bowls, garnished with grated Parmesan cheese.
Keyword Fava beans, Middle Eastern flavors