Flatbread With Fava Beans Cucumbers And Burrata Recipes

FLATBREAD WITH FAVA BEANS, CUCUMBERS, AND BURRATA

Steps:

• Cook fava beans in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 4 minutes. Using a mesh sieve, transfer to a colander set in a bowl of ice water. Drain and peel. Combine lemon juice, 2 Tbsp. oil, and half of fava beans in a medium bowl and lightly mash with a fork. Stir in remaining fava beans; season with kosher salt and pepper.
• Combine cucumbers and vinegar in a medium bowl; season with kosher salt. Let sit until slightly softened, 10-12 minutes.
• Prepare a grill for medium-high, indirect heat (for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side of grill; for a gas grill, leave one or two burners off); lightly oil grate. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, gently stretch to about a 10x8" oval. Grill over direct heat, turning and rotating as needed, until bread is stiff and both sides are lightly charred, about 3 minutes total. Move to indirect heat to keep warm while you grill the remaining piece of dough.
• Transfer flatbreads to a work surface. Tear burrata into pieces and divide between flatbreads; top with fava bean mixture, cucumbers, and basil. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, sea salt, and pepper.
• Fava beans can be cooked 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.

BURRATA WITH FAVA BEANS, FENNEL AND CELERY

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil, and fill a large bowl with ice water and keep it nearby. Meanwhile, shuck the fava beans from the pods. Plunge beans into boiling water and cook for about 2 minutes. Drain beans, then cool in the ice water to stop cooking. Blot beans on a clean kitchen towel.
• Remove outer gray skin from each bean: Pierce with a thumbnail or paring knife and squeeze to pop bean from skin. Your yield should be about 2 1/2 cups peeled beans. Discard skins. (If desired, beans may be peeled several hours ahead or a day in advance and refrigerated. Return to room temperature before proceeding.)
• Make the dressing: Put diced shallot in a small bowl and cover with lemon juice. Add a good pinch of salt and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk in olive oil.
• Place fava beans, celery and fennel in a mixing bowl and season with salt and pepper. Add dressing and toss well.
• Place burrata in the center of a platter. Arrange arugula leaves at edges of platter. Spoon fava bean mixture and dressing over and around burrata. Garnish with roughly chopped mint or torn basil leaves and serve immediately.