Kale with Onions and Fava Beans with Garlic

Name: Kale with Onions and Fava Beans with Garlic (Favi e cavulo niviru)
Yield: Serves 6 to 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 pounds fresh fava beans (also called broad beans); Salt and pepper to taste; 2 bunches kale; 1 onion, chopped; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling at the table; 2 to 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 10 sprigs Italian flat-leaf parsley, chopped; 2 tablespoons salt; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling at the table

Favi e cavulo niviru

Preparation info

Serves
6 to 8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Sicilian Feasts

By Giovanna Bellia La Marca

Published 2023

About

In this recipe the kale and fava beans are cooked separately for each to retain its special texture and flavor, then they are plated together for presentation. Each can also be cooked and served individually.

Ingredients

Kale

2 bunches kale
2 tablespoons salt
½ cup<

Europe
Americas
Italy
United States
Side dish
Mediterranean
Sicily
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Preparation of kale

Place the kale in a large bowl, fill with cold water, add 2 tablespoons of salt and soak for 30 minutes to loosen any sand or soil that might have adhered to the leaves, then rinse the leaves in clean water twice. Fold the two halves of each