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: ½ cup extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling at the table; 2 pounds fresh fava beans (also called broad beans); 1 onion, chopped; 2 to 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 10 sprigs Italian flat-leaf parsley, chopped; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil plus extra for drizzling at the table; Salt and pepper to taste; 2 bunches kale; 2 tablespoons salt

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<

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

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