Mexican Fava Bean Gazpacho With Fresh Mint Recipes

FAVA BEANS WITH RED ONION AND MINT (FAVE CON CIPOLLA ROSSA E MENTA )

Steps:

• Cook fava beans with 1 teaspoon oil in boiling unsalted water until tender, 6 to 8 minutes, then drain.
• Cook onions in remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a medium skillet over medium heat, stirring, until just crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add beans and cook until just heated through, then season with sea salt and pepper. Toss in mint. Serve immediately.

MEXICAN FAVA BEAN GAZPACHO WITH FRESH MINT

Steps:

• • Lightly sauté the turnips, onion, celery, carrots, and garlic in a skillet with a light coating of olive oil while adding the Himalayan Pink Salt and pepper.
• • In a separate soup pan add the chicken broth and water to the rinsed and cleaned Fava beans bring to a slow boil and then reduce the heat to simmer. Add the sautéed vegetables from above and the tomatoes, sliced Serrano peppers and 25 mint leaves to the Fava beans and simmer for 15 minutes.
• • Remove ½ of the above soup mixture and blend in a standard blender. Return the blended soup mixture to the original soup pan and simmer the entire contents for an additional 30 minutes. Let cool and refrigerate until cold.
• • Here's the trick serve the gazpacho in your favorite soup bowl, drizzle some extra virgin olive oil on top, add 2 cranks of your peppermill coarse ground pepper, place 3 dampened mint leaves so that they stand up in the olive oil then add 2 cranks of your salt mill coarse ground Himalayan Pink Salt to the mint leaves. The presentation is very nice and the slight crunch of the salt while eating the gazpacho is excellent. Serve with blue corn tortillas on the side.
• • Voila "Mexico jus' like I pictured it".

LIGHT AND FRESH MEXICAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Combine celery, red and yellow bell peppers, cucumbers, avocados, cilantro, green onions, red onion, tomato-vegetable juice cocktail, tomato and claim juice cocktail, hot pepper sauce, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, garlic, and garlic powder in a large nonreactive bowl. Season with salt and black pepper. Refrigerate at least 6 hours to blend flavors.

NO-FAT MEXICAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Place 1 cup cucumber and next 10 ingredients (through tomatoes) in blender or food processor and puree (leave some chunks). Pour into bowl.
• Stir in tomato juice. Cover and chill.
• Serve topped with diced cucumber.

FAVA BEAN, MINT, AND PECORINO ROMANO BRUSCHETTA

Steps:

• Toss cooked fava beans with extra-virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, and a few chopped mint leaves, Season with coarse salt, freshly ground pepper, and a pinch of crushed red-pepper flakes. Spoon onto toasts. Top with thin shavings of Pecorino Romano cheese.

MEXICAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Rub the poblano pepper with olive oil. Roast over the gas flame of your stove, turning often, until the skin is black, 7 to 10 minutes. Place pepper into a paper bag and seal; set aside to cool, about 10 minutes.
• Combine cucumber and onion in a bowl. Set aside.
• Take cooled poblano from the bag and scrape off the burned skin. Remove stem and seeds; roughly chop the pepper.
• Place tomatoes, poblano, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, sugar, salt, pepper, and cumin into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until thick and not runny. Add cucumber and onion; pulse 3 to 4 times to incorporate. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. Serve.

FAVA-BEAN GAZPACHO WITH SHERRIED RAISINS

Steps:

• Soak the raisins in 1/2 tablespoon of the sherry mixed with 2 tablespoons water. Moisten the bread crumbs with 1 teaspoon of the sherry vinegar mixed with 1 tablespoon water.
• Briefly steam the favas in their pods until just wilted, about 5 minutes. Refresh in cold water. Peel from the pods, shell and set aside. The favas should be almost raw.
• Crush the garlic with the salt. Add the garlic paste to a food processor along with the fava beans, bread paste, cumin, salt to taste and the remaining sherry and vinegar. Blend well. Add the olive oil in a thin stream. Gradually work in 2 cups of ice water. Chill for at least 3 hours. Garnish with grapes and the drained raisins.

BLACK BEAN GAZPACHO

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

PASTA WITH MINT PESTO AND FAVA

Steps:

• Bring a small pot of water to a boil; add 1 tablespoon salt. Blanch fava beans until bright green and tender when pinched, about 2 minutes. Transfer beans with a slotted spoon to a colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking. When cool, peel off the tough outer skins, squeezing the beans from the skins (discard skins).
• Pulse almonds with garlic in a food processor until coarsely ground. Add cheese and the oil; process to a coarse paste. Add mint, and pulse a few times until coarsely chopped. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a small bowl, and top with a thin layer to preserve the color.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add 2 tablespoons salt. Cook pasta until al dente according to package instructions (about 4 minutes for dried, 1 minute for fresh); reserve 1/2 cup cooking water, then drain pasta. In a warmed serving bowl, mix pesto with enough reserved cooking water, then drain pasta. In a warmed serving bowl, mix pesto with enough reserved cooking water to form a thin sauce. Add pasta and fava beans, and toss well to combine.
• To serve, divide pasta among four dishes, and top with meatballs; garnish with mint, and sprinkle with more cheese.