Spinach, Bean And Spicy Tofu Soup
This is a very nice soup we enjoyed yesterday. It remains a cold spring so far, so a nice warm soup at lunchtime really “hits the spot”. Ingredients: 8 ounces prepared spicy tofu pieces 2 cloves garlic minced pinch red pepper flakes 4 cups vegetable bouillon 1 can (15 ounces) cannelloni beans, drained and rinsed [...]
Review: Potted giant beans with mixed vegetables
We found a new food blog that we quite enjoy: Amateur cook professional eater. Even though the recipes are not vegan, there are many that are, and most are quite healthy as well. It’s a Greek food blog. Often simple folk recipes are vegan, or at least easy to adapt. The Greeks are really god [...]
Escarole Soup with Great Northern Beans and Falafel Balls
This was a light, yet filling hearty soup. We really enjoyed yesterday. We have been growing escarole (broad-leaved endive) for the first time at the garden this year. It is a good salad to grow over the cold winter months. We’re looking forward to more recipes using this escarole. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 can/jar [...]
Minty Fava Bean Salad with Crunchy Fried Onions
This is a simple healthy salad that is lovely to look at as well as enjoying the flavors. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 3 cups fava beans, blanched and skins removed handful fresh mint leaves, chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 lemon, juiced 1 pinch salt 1 pinch dried chili pepper 1 teaspoon cumin, ground 1 [...]
Fava Bean Salad with Black Olives, Tomatoes and Soy Cheese
This is a flavorful and healthy salad that we enjoyed this evening. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 16 ounces fava beans, blanched and skins removed 2 tablespoons olive oil 4-6 tomatoes, quartered 2 cloves garlic, minced 4-6 ounces soy cheese, cubed 3 tablespoons dill, chopped 12-36 seeded black olives (depending on size) salt and pepper to [...]
Baked Potatoes with Fava Beans, Mint, Soy Cheese and Sesame
This is delicious. The combination of sesame, favas, mint and soy cheese makes a lovely sauce or sort of pesto and on top of the baked potatoes it was heavenly. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 large potatoes (one per person) 1 & 1/2-2 cups fava beans, shelled 2 tablespoons fresh mint, chopped 6 ounces soy [...]
Fava Bean Salad with Black Olives, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Soy Chesese
We really enjoyed this tasty salad on a hot day. It’s packed full of flavor as well as being healthy. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 cups fresh fava beans, out of the pod, blanched and peeled 1 cup black olives, pitted and sliced 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes, cut in small pieces 4-6 ounces soy cheese, [...]
Sweet Potato, Mango and Fava Bean Salad
This is a lovely salad. The sweet potaotes combine well with the mango, and the bright green favas add protein and color. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 4 med. sweet potatoes 1 lg. ripe mango 1/2 fava beans, blanched, and skins peeled 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 lime or lemon, juiced 2 tablespoons agave or maple [...]
Corn and Fava Bean Salad with a Walnut-Miso Dressing
This is a very delicious salad. Fava beans are know to be very healthy and may help combat Parkinsons’s disease. The walnut miso dressing is especially nice with this salad. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 cup corn 1/3 cup walnuts, toasted, and ground 3 cups fava beans, shelled, blanched and peeled 2 tablespoons light miso [...]
Review: Black Bean Fiesta Veggie Burgers
Kathy of the Healthy. Happy. Life. has come up with a really tasty black bean burger. We have searched through many various black bean burger recipes, but we find this to be the best, for a number of reasons. First, we love the sweet potato as an ingredient. We also prefer to bake the burgers [...]
Fava Bean and Spinach Salad with a Tahini Dressing
We really enjoyed this salad today. The colors look great and remind us of the coming springtime. The tahini dressing goes very nicely with the salad. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: for the salad: 1 cup (about 4 oz) frozen shelled fava beans (broad beans) 4 cups (about 4 oz) baby spinach leaves, trimmed and washed [...]
Gnocchi with Kale & Beans
This recipe with gnocchi, fresh kale and white beans makes a very hearty and filling winter meal. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oi 1 package gnocchi, (16 ounces) 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 6 cups chopped kale, large rid removed and leaves finely chopped 1 15-ounce can diced tomatoes [...]
Review: Broad Beans and Quinoa
We enjoyed this lovely recipe today as a warm salad. It would also be good as a side dish, or even as a filling for tortilla wraps. It was quick and easy to make and very satisfying. The flavors were lovely. We did not have the pickled lemon, just used fresh. We’re looking forward to [...]
Review: Barley Risotto with Fava Beans, Corn and Mushrooms
Cathy at ‘What Would Cathy Eat?’ came up with a real winner recipe. We really enjoyed this delicious meal tonight. Barley is one of our favorite grains, and we tend to forget to use it. The recipe quite easy to make, we only changed the mushrooms to fresh shiitake, as oyster mushrooms were not available [...]
Rhenish Fava Bean Stew
Fresh fava beans are just coming in now. We’ve been looking forward to making and veganizing this traditional German meal for a long time. This is a really tasty hearty meal that even an omni would enjoy. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 lb. fava beans, out of the pods 1 lb. potatoes (ones that remain [...]
Review: Asparagus, Edamame, Beans and Fennel with Lemon-Chive Dressing
We had seen this inviting salad on the Tastespoting Blog. It looked so nice, we just had to give it a try. The recipe is from the new cookbook “Salad as a Meal – Healthy Main-Dish Salads for Every Season” by Patricia Wells (William Morrow Cookbooks, 2011). Of course, we adapted the salad dressing to [...]
Fava Bean and Vegan Cream Cheese Wraps
We enjoyed these for lunch. They would also make a nice appetizer or if you multiply the recipe and slice the wraps, it could make finger food for a party. Serving Size: 2 Ingredients: 3/4 cup prepared fava beans 1 clove garlic, crushed 2 tablespoons fresh basil, roughly chopped 1 teaspoon vegetable bouillon powder 1 [...]
Asparagus, Fava Bean & Smoked Tofu Pasta
This spring meal was delicious. It is very filling, yet not, with a lovely hint of mint. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large leek, white and most green parts, sliced in rings 6 tablespoons dry white wine 1 cup soy yogurt 2 teaspoons powered vegetable bouillon pinch freshly grated nutmeg 2-3 [...]
Fava Bean, Walnut and Orange Salad
We enjoyed this bright tasty salad this evening as part of our dinner meal. The combination of orange with the favas and walnuts is very nice, and was especially enhanced by the dressing with mustard and sesame oil. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 12 ounces shelled fava beans (broad beans), blanched and skins removed 1/2 cup [...]
Review: Broad Bean Burgers
We really enjoyed these fava burgers for lunch today. The recipe comes from Maria, a Finnish girl living in Sydney, who created the Scandi Foodie Blog. It is not a vegetarian blog but there are some very nice recipes that can be adapted. This recipe made delicious burgers. We did a few adaptations in order [...]
Corn Macaroni with Asparagus, Fava Beans and Arugula Pesto
What a tasty meal this was. The arugula pesto was especially nice in combination with the fava beans and asparagus. Ingredients: 3 cups macaroni (we used corn macaroni) 2 cups fava beans, peeled and blanched 6 nice green asparagus spears for the pesto: 2 large handfuls arugula, cleaned and spun dry 2 cloves garlic 3-5 [...]
Review: Greek Fava Bean, Eggplant and Olive stew
Earth Vegan is one of our favorite blogs to visit. Her recipes are great and photos are beautiful and inspiring to look at. We recently enjoyed this yummy meal. It’s a great meal especially during the colder seasons. There are many sorts of fava beans. Some are brown, some green, some are dried and some [...]
Fava Bean Honeydew Salad with Chili Sauce and Soy Cheese
This salad offers a very special combination of flavors. we do hope you will try it. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 1 ripe honeydew melon 1&1/2 cups fava beans, shelled cooked and skinned 1/2 cup sweet spicy Thai sauce 4 ounces soy cheese, grated Directions: If using fresh favas, remove them from the pods, cooked them, [...]
Wholewheat Spaghetti with Fava Beans, Sweet Bell Pepper and Spicy Tofu Pieces
Colorful, tasty and nutritious, this recipe has it all. We really enjoyed this last night and look forward to having it again soon. Serving Size: 4 Ingredients: 12-16 ounces wholewheat spaghetti 1 ecological lemon 3 tablespoons almond slices 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 clove garlic 2 cups fava beans, from the pod, blanched, and skins [...]
