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🍽️ Creamy Bean Spread

310 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 250 g onions
• 5 garlic cloves
• 650 g fresh broad beans
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 100 ml poultry broth
• 1 sprig basil
• 50 g freshly grated Parmesan
• 100 g crème fraîche
• salt
• pepper (from a mill)
• 1 dash lemon juice
• white bread slice (optional)
• cold-pressed olive oil (for drizzling)
• freshly grated Parmesan (for serving)

Instructions

1. 1. Peel the onions and the garlic.
2. 2. Chop both ingredients very finely.
3. 3. Remove the fava beans from their pods.
4. 4. Heat the olive oil in a pot.
5. 5. Sauté the onions and garlic in it briefly.
6. 6. Wait until the onions are soft and translucent.
7. 7. Add the fava beans to the pot.
8. 8. Pour the poultry broth over everything.
9. 9. Let the mixture simmer in the covered pot.
10. 10. Simmer for 30 to 40 minutes.
11. 11. Check if the beans are very soft.
12. 12. Add a little more broth if the liquid evaporates.
13. 13. Wash the savory herb.
14. 14. Strip the small leaves from the stems.
15. 15. Chop the leaves finely.
16. 16. Remove about one-third of the beans from the pot.
17. 17. Roughly puree the remaining portion of the beans.
18. 18. Fold the reserved whole beans back into the mixture.
19. 19. Stir in the chopped savory.
20. 20. Stir in the grated Parmesan.
21. 21. Stir in the crème fraîche.
22. 22. Season the spread with salt to taste.
23. 23. Season the spread with pepper to taste.
24. 24. Add a squeeze of lemon juice.
25. 25. Brush the white bread slices with a little olive oil.
26. 26. Toast the slices in a grill pan until golden brown.
27. 27. Taste the bean dip once more.
28. 28. Transfer the dip to a small bowl.
29. 29. Grind fresh black pepper over it.
30. 30. Drizzle the dip with a final splash of olive oil.
31. 31. Serve the dip alongside the toasted bread.
32. 32. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 310
• Protein: 9 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 20 g