Description
Take a trip to Puglia, Italy with this easy, classic fava beans recipe for Puglian Fava Beans with Greens, which is absolute comfort food bliss!
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces dried fava beans (or cannellini, flageolet, or white beans)
- 4 cups broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1 tablespoon oregano, dried
- ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 large bunch fresh dandelion greens or chicory, coarsely chopped (or substitute mustard greens)
Instructions
- Place beans in a large pot or Dutch oven, cover with water, and soak overnight (about 8 hours).
- Drain beans, return to pot, add broth, water, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, onion, garlic, red chili flakes, oregano, salt (optional), and black pepper, cover, and simmer over medium heat for about 1 ½ hours, stirring frequently, until beans are very soft and tender. May need to add additional water if necessary to make a thick, stew-like texture (should not be too runny).
- Remove from heat and immediately use a potato masher to mash the beans while they are hot in the pot, creating a thick mixture (about the texture of mashed potatoes). Add more hot water if mixture is too dry and thick.
- Add chopped dandelion greens on top of the beans, cover, and let simmer for 5 minutes—do not stir, let greens wilt. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil.
- Serve immediately.
- Makes 6 servings (about 1 cup each).
- Prep Time: 10 minutes + 8 hours for soaking
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 198
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 121 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 12 g
- Protein: 11 g