Brilliant Broad Beans

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They have been a long time coming and yesterday we had our first picking of broad (fava) beans.


We love these green gems that are much more versatile than my mother would have had me believe. She simply served them boiled. The death boil, I call it. The way she treated most vegetables. Except salad.

Last night, after blanching them, I popped them out of their skins. Combined with garlic sauteed mushrooms, fresh mint and some feta, they made the perfect omelette filling.



Methinks that this combination of ingredients would also be good with pasta.

Until next time, be well
Fiona
The Sandbag House
McGregor, South Africa


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Yummy! Nothing beats homegrown beans 😋

Those broad beans look so good and what a nice change for an omelette filling!
I know what you mean about cooking vegetables to death, cabbage especially used to be cooked till the entire house smelt of old cabbage! Fortunately my mom did not like overcooking her veggies, so we always enjoyed most veggies.
Have a great weekend Fiona, sure you've been busy making all kinds of treats for your Saturday market?

Haha! Don't get me going on cabbage!

No market this week. It's pouring with rain...I plan, perhaps tomorrow, to try pickling some turnips...

Have a good weekend, Lizelle!

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