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Dried fava bean purée with ham and peppers

Dried fava bean purée with ham and peppers

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A thick puree of dried broad beans, mixed with fried green tomatoes and bell peppers, finished with diced ham and golden garlic: a rustic Spanish dish.

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Recipe from Mazbel, Rrmsjp, Inko, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Spanish-style broad bean puree is thick, flavored with garlic, and enhanced by bell peppers and tomatoes. Small pieces of ham garnish it.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time1 hr 40 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total6 hr
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$9.63 $2.41 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $4.52
  • $0.96
  • $0.18
  • $3.35
  • $0.59
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Soak the broad beans for 4 hours.
  2. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil with a bay leaf, then add the broad beans and cook them.
  3. Blend the puréed broad beans using a blender, adding a little of the cooking water if the mixture is too thick. ≈ 4 min
  4. Heat olive oil in a frying pan, and sauté the garlic slices until golden brown, then set aside. Fry the bell peppers, and add the tomato puree, allowing it to reduce slightly.
  5. Add the broad bean puree to this mixture and mix well. ≈ 4 min
  6. Add the fried green bell peppers, mix, and season with salt. The puree should remain thick. ≈ 4 min
  7. Decorate with ham dice and thinly sliced, golden garlic. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Dried fava bean purée with ham and peppers

  • dried broad beans, peeled$4.52
  • green bell peppers$0.96
  • garlic$0.18
  • Natural, blended tomato$3.35
  • olive oil$0.59
  • salt$0.03

Total$9.63

that's $2.41 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • dried broad beans, peeled
  • green bell peppers
  • garlic
  • One bay leaf
  • Natural, blended tomato
  • small diced ham
  • olive oil
  • salt

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