Fresh Fava Beans With Young Pecorino Cheese
By: Melissa Peterman
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




4 pounds Fresh, young unshelled fava beans
1 pound Young, fresh sheeps milk ch
1 drizzle Fresh young extra virgin olive oil
2 Fresh lemon wedges
to taste Freshly-ground black pepper 
to taste Course sea salt 
1 loaf coarse Italian bread with a good crust

Preparation

1 Shell the favas and discard pods. Drop beans into boiling salted water and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and immediately plunge into ice water. Drain again and remove tough outer skin from each bean. Place beans in a bowl. 2 Serve with slices of good fresh cheese, a drizzle of olive oil, a drop or two of lemon juice, freshly-ground pepper and a few grains of salt on a slice of good peasant bread !

About


Note: A cheese such as Pecorino Dolce, Fiore Sardo or American Bellweather Farms fresh ricotta or young Pecorino. Do not use an aged grating cheese like Pecorino Romano.