Bean Paste with Dill

Name: Bean Paste with Dill (Fava)
Yield: Serves 4-5
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: salt and freshly ground black pepper; salt and freshly ground black pepper; a few sprigs of dill, chopped; juice of ½ lemon; juice of ½ lemon; 1 pint/600 ml water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon sugar; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 onions, chopped; 8 oz/225 g dried broad beans, soaked for at least 8 hours

Fava

Preparation info

Serves
4-5

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Classic Turkish Cooking

By Ghillie Basan

Published 1995

About

This dish of puréed beans is quite common throughout Turkey and the Middle East. The thick purée, moulded into a wedge and cut into slices, is served with a dill dressing.

Ingredients

8 oz/225 g dried broad beans, soaked for at least 8 hours
2 onions, chopped

Asia
Middle East
Turkey
Starter
Mediterranean
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

In a saucepan, soften the onions in the oil. Stir in the sugar and salt and pour in the water and lemon juice. Drain the beans and add to the pan. Cook gently, uncovered, for at least 1 hour until the beans are really tender and most of the liquid has evaporated.
Mash the beans to a paste with a fork (or blend in an electric mixer). Spoon the mixture on to a dish