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Orecchiette con pesto di fave
Orecchiette al Pesto di fave - Photo (c) Staximo

PESTO DI FAVE
Fava Bean Sauce
 

  Ingredients

Of Ligurian origin, this particular version of pesto comes from the Western part of the Ligurian coast stretching from Genoa to the French border. It is served as dressing for boiled meats.

 a handful of fresh fava beans
2-3 leaves fresh mint
3-4 cloves garlic
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
salt

  Preparation

 
How to make the pesto di fave:

Pod a handful of fresh fava beans removing the cuticle. Put them in a mortar with 2-3 leaves of fresh mint and 3-4 cloves of garlic. Pound well while adding extra-virgin olive oil with normal pesto. Add salt to the pesto di fave to taste.

Recipe courtesy of The Italian Trade Commission.


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