Fresh fava beans w/ young pecorino cheese

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 pounds Fresh, Young Fava Beans, unshelled
1 pounds Young, Fresh Sheeps Milk Cheese, *see notes
Fresh Young Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Fresh Lemon Wedges
Fresh Ground Pepper And Coarse Sea Salt
Good Coarse Italian Bread W/ A Good Crust

Directions

Shell the favas and discard pods. Drop beans into boiling salted water and cook for 1-2 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, a drop or two of lemon juice, freshly ground pepper and a few grains of salt on a slice of good peasant bread! Yield: 4-6 serving

NOTES : *such as Pecorino Dolce, Fiore Sardo or American Bellweather Farms fresh ricotta or young Pecorino. Do not use an aged grating cheese like Pecorino Romano

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 # Recipe by: COOKING RIGHT SHOW #CR9680 From: Bill Spalding <billspa@...> Date: Sat, 7 Dec 1996 04:55:22 -0500 (EST)

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