La zuppetta di fave e piselli, or fava bean and pea soup, is a classic dish from southern Italy. I mean, especially in places ...

Fava beans have been savored for millennia: mashed with spices in the Middle East, puréed with chicory in Southern Italy, smoked with pork in Northern Europe, fermented into paste in China, fried for ...

A most summery vegetable, broad beans are in season right now. Whether they are picked straight off the plant or taken from a bag in the freezer, broad beans will add a touch of summer to salads, ...

"Fava beans are one of spring's most coveted ingredients, and my favorite way of preparing them is to smash them with mint and pecorino into a chunky spread for topping toast," says recipe developer ...

Buttermilk-marinated lamb with fresh peas and broad beans, a classic Sicilian aubergine dish, and a vegetable-stuffed Roman spring stew Spring is arguably the most exciting time for a chef, or cook.

To prepare fava beans and chicory, first soak the dried fava beans overnight (1). The next day, drain and rinse them under running water (2). Bring a pot of abundant water, salt, and 2 bay leaves to a ...

A deliciously rustic, risotto-style pasta using seasonal spring veg and finished with butter, parmesan and lemon zest The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy ...

Note: To prepare fava beans in the pod, bring a small pot of water to a boil. Shell the fava beans by snapping off the tip of each pod and pressing at the seam to open the pods. Pop out the beans with ...

In St. Helena, fields of fava beans surround us, but hardly anyone pays attention to them — except the vineyard managers who plant them as cover crop between the rows of grapevines. They like the fava ...