Fava Beans, Avocado and Tomatoes in Basil Sauce
Fava Beans, Avocado and Tomatoes in Basil Sauce

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have fava beans, avocado and tomatoes in basil sauce using 14 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Fava Beans, Avocado and Tomatoes in Basil Sauce:
  1. Make ready 5 pods Fava beans
  2. Prepare 1/2 Avocado
  3. Take 6 Cherry tomatoes, medium sweet tomatoes, or other tomatoes
  4. Prepare 1 pinch Salt and pepper
  5. Take 1/2 tsp Lemon juice
  6. Take 3 tsp Basil pesto
  7. Take 1 ☆ Tabasco or mayonnaise (optional)
  8. Make ready Basil Pesto
  9. Prepare 30 grams Basil
  10. Prepare 1 clove Garlic
  11. Get 1/4 tsp or more ★ Salt
  12. Get 60 ml ★ Extra virgin olive oil
  13. Get 30 grams ★ Pine nuts, cashew nuts and walnuts
  14. Get 20 grams ★ Parmigiano Reggiano
Steps to make Fava Beans, Avocado and Tomatoes in Basil Sauce:
  1. ■ Make the basil pesto. Put the basil and garlic in a food processor and process until combined. Add the ★ ingredients and process until it becomes a smooth sauce.
  2. Cook the fava beans by boiling in a plenty of salted water, or by microwaving them. ＊ I'll explain how to microwave them in Steps 3-5.
  3. Using your hands, make a small opening in middle of the seam of each of the fava beans. ＊Be sure to do this, or the beans inside will explode in the microwave.
  4. Line up the fava beans in a circle on the edge of the microwave turntable. (See photo.)
  5. Microwave for 2 minutes 30 seconds at 600 W. ＊ Adjust the cooking time according to your microwave and the size of the beans.
  6. Cut the avocado and tomatoes into bite-sized pieces and put them in a bowl with the cooked fava beans.
  7. You can peel the thin skins on the fava beans, or leave them on, according to your preference. ＊ This time I just peeled the bigger, harder beans.
  8. Add salt, pepper and lemon juice to the bowl in Step 6 and lightly mix. Add 2-3 teaspoons of the ■ basil pesto made in Step 1, and it's done.
  9. ◆ Add a bit of tabasco or mayonnaise, if you like. Yellow cherry tomatoes make it even more colorful. ◆
  10. ◆ I recommend using good quality salt for the ■ basil pesto. Put the leftovers in a ziplock freezer bag and store in the freezer ◆

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