Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Fava Bean and Roasted Garlic Spread on Toast


To make the roasted garlic paste:

Garlic
Oil
Salt

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Remove as much of the "paper" from the garlic bulb as possible, then cut the tips of each clove to expose the garlic. Rub bulb with olive oil and sprinkle with some salt. Place the bulb into a small baking dish and cover with foil. Cook for about 45 minutes, until the garlic is soft and sweet.

Pop the softened cloves out of the bulb and mash them onto toast. Top with fava bean spread:

fava beans
heavy cream
salt + pepper
parmesan cheese

There's a great guide for preparing and cooking fava beans here. Follow that, then boil the beans for about 20 minutes, mash them with some cream, salt, and pepper to taste. Spread onto toast and top with a bit of grated parmesan.

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