Fava Bean Recipes

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Fava Bean Dip

Foul gellaba, a spicy herb-packed dip that hails from Saudi Arabia, is customarily served for breakfast but can also make an appearance at lunch or dinner.

Fava Bean Soup

An ancient member of the pea family (Europeans and North Africans have been eating them for millennia), fava beans have a nutty taste and buttery texture all their own.

Fava Bean, Mint, and Pecorino Romano Bruschetta

Want to give this bruschetta an even brighter flavor? Add some lemon zest into the mix.

Grilled Fava Beans

Look for sturdy green pods with a velvety fuzz. Avoid any with slimy brown spots or overly large beans.

Fava Bean Salad with Roasted-Garlic Vinaigrette

A garlicky fava bean salad brings together the abundant protein and fiber in beans and a slew of antioxidants from corn, cucumber, garlic, and parsley.

Fava Beans with Snap Peas and Mint

Fava beans mingle with snap peas and mint in this showcase of spring vegetables.

Roast Chicken with Fava Beans

Fresh, nutty fava beans brighten this comforting roast chicken skillet dinner.

Fava Bean and Goat Cheese Dip with Radishes

Here's an easy way for fava bean fans to enjoy the ingredient during its short peak season, March to May. At other times, shelled edamame are a worthy stand-in. Radishes make good, crunchy dippers for either version.

Spring Salad with Mushroom ''Dirt''

Assemble a garden on your plate with this modern, spring landscape-inspired salad. The edible "dirt" is made from delicious dehydrated mushrooms.

Orzo Risotto with Wild Mushrooms

While the Saudi Arabian rice dish known as saleeg may resemble Italian risotto, it's set apart by the addition of milk, which gives it a rich, creamy texture. Martha's interpretation pairs orzo with dried and fresh mushrooms, fava beans, lots of herbs and spices, and soft-poached eggs.

Fava Bean Sandwich

The tasty combination of mashed fava beans with avocado and pecorino is served on a crusty baguette.

Pasta with Mint Pesto and Fava

Pasta need not weigh you down; serve this light recipe as a starter, or top it with meatballs for a heartier meal.

Inspiration and Ideas

15 Fava Bean Recipes You Need to Try This Spring

It’s time to get better acquainted with favas! An ancient member of the pea family, they have a nutty taste and buttery texture all their own. Click through for our favorite recipes featuring favas.

Lamb Shanks with Rice and Fava Beans

This recipe, from "Food of Life" cookbook author Najmieh Batmanglij, is a Persian New Year specialty that symbolizes spring fertility and renewal.

Ravioli Stuffed with Fava Beans, Ricotta, and Mint with Brown-Butter Sauce

Fava Beans Over Chicken

Fava Bean, Parmesan, and Almond Salad

Fava Bean Salad

Spring Salad with Fava Beans

Fresh fava beans join baby spinach, frisee, and mint in a delicate salad accented by goat cheese.

All Fava Bean Recipes

Mashed Potatoes and Fava Beans

Fresh fava beans and buttermilk add texture as well as flavor these mashed potatoes.

Veal Stew with Artichoke Hearts, Fava Beans, and Peas

Peekytoe Crab Salad with Spring Vegetables

Indulge the senses with this appetizing and beautifully presented salad recipe from Cedric Vongerichten, chef de cuisine at Perry Street.

Garden Linguine with Ricotta

Pistou Soup

This wholesome French stew, similar to Italian minestrone, gets its name and distinctive flavor from pistou, a paste made with crushed basil, garlic, and olive oil. In this recipe, the pistou is embellished with toasted pine nuts, as is pesto.

Stewed Baby Artichokes with Fava Beans

After they simmer with shallots, garlic, black pepper, red-pepper flakes, fresh thyme, and parsley, baby artichokes are paired with tender, blanched fava beans. Frozen lima beans may be substituted for fava beans. If you choose to do so, start with the second step.

Fava Bean Fritters

Favas are combined with pecorino cheese, parsley, breadcrumbs, and eggs, and transformed into crisp fritters.

Tartine with Spring Vegetables, Smoked Salmon, Ricotta, and Basil Oil

Tartines are French-style open sandwiches, and they are a clever way to use up leftovers. This recipe, from food blogger Beatrice Peltre, uses seasonal vegetables and smoked fish.

Fideos with Shrimp

This delicious recipe for fideos with fava beans and shrimp comes courtesy of Joey Campanaro.

Butter Bean-and-Mint Pilaf

Pair this tasty bean-and-mint pilaf with chef Frank Stitt's Roasted Rainbow Trout with Dill and Lemon.

Grilled Scallops with Fava Beans and Roasted Tomatoes

This tasty recipe for grilled scallops is featured in "Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone."

Fava Bean and Sausage Dip

Spicy lamb sausage tops a Middle Eastern-style dip similar to hummus.

Bruschetta with Fava Beans and Arugula Pesto

Fresh fava beans are a seasonaltreat; the arugula pesto addspunch.

Summer Green Antipasto

Ricotta salata is a dry cheese available in Italian markets. If you can't find it, try pecorino or feta instead.

Corn, Fava Bean, and Cucumber Succotash

During the transition from spring to summer, in that very short time when the bounty of both seasons' produce is available, take full advantage with this fresh, flavorful succotash recipe.

Spring Wheat Berry Salad

This fresh spring salad is loaded with healthy fava beans (a good source of dietary fiber and protein), baby turnips (for vitamin C), and pea shoots (for vitamins A, C, and folic acid). Top with Grilled Arctic Char, if desired.

Cassoulet D'Artagnan

This delicious recipe is courtesy of Ariane Daguin.

Springtime Morel and Fava Bean Crostini

Impress your dinner guests with this elegant, simple mushroom appetizer from chef Larry Forgione of An American Place restaurant.

Roast Best End of Highgrove Lamb and Fava Beans with Mint and Marjoram

Inspired by French tradition, this rack of lamb is encrusted with a mixture of Dijon mustard, breadcrumbs, parsley, thyme, and rosemary. It's served family style on a bed of minted fava beans.

Fava Beans Provencale

These fava beans are cooked with whole head of garlic for a mellow, almost buttery garlic essence.

Jimmy's Succotash

This vegetable dish makes a great accompaniment to the adobo chicken that is a favorite at Jimmy's Bronx Cafe in New York City. The recipe was shared with us by the restaurant's owner, Jimmy Rodriguez.

Roasted Chicken Breasts with Crayfish, Fava Beans, and Morels

This recipe of succulent roasted chicken breasts is courtesy of chef John Fraser from the New York City restaurant Dovetail.

Fava Bean and Pecorino Salad

Spring is the season for fresh fava beans -- tan flat beans that resemble limas, though not as starchy. Pino Luongo, of Coco Pazzo in NYC, tosses favas with baby greens and fresh Pecorino cheese.

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