Fava Bean

A scaled-down seafood boil you can pull off on a weeknight with nearly any quick-cooking vegetables.

Think of this as carbonara minus the eggs but still with massive amounts of flavor from guanciale, black pepper, and Pecorino.

Wedding season is here, and it turns out that love is pretty expensive. Beans, on the other hand, are not.

Piled high with softened leeks and fresh fava beans, this tartine might—might!—make you forget about avocado toast.

Among spring ingredients, there's something extra special about the fava bean. Here are 18 recipes to get your fix.

What is this evil science?

Green beans! Green asparagus! Green pistachios! ... You get the idea—this salad is a celebration of spring. If you can’t find fava beans, substitute English peas or sugar snap peas instead.

The legendary chef of Le Bernardin wants you to put in some effort and cook with this underrated ingredient already.

Fava beans most likely require a trip to a farmers’ market and take a while to peel. Sugar snap peas cut into bite-size pieces are a fine alternative.

The bean purée may thicken when chilled. Loosen it back up with a splash or two of water or stock.

Artichokes, fava beans, morel mushrooms…some of our favorite vegetables are actually big jerks. Learn how to prep the trickiest, prickliest, and grittiest veggies with these tips.

We wanted a recipe that was a better expression of “primavera,” literally "spring" in Italian. We swapped the oft used tomatoes and angel hair pasta for sturdy linguini and the first of spring’s green offerings.

Fava beans are in season in May. Here's how to buy, store, and cook with them.

Not your ordinary side of rice. Two types means more textures to layer with crunchy nuts and tender beans.

Can’t find favas? Double up on peas. No pea shoots? Use mâche or baby spinach instead.

Adding the veggies in phases, from longest cooking first to fastest last, guarantees the ideal texture for each.

If ever there was a dish to make vegetables and eggs look (and taste) decadent, this is it. Cooking the spring produce in olive oil delivers deep, luxurious flavor. You’ll want some toast.

Braised chicken for brunch? With fresh fava beans and artichokes, why not!

Browned for deep flavor (and good looks), then braised for succulent results, this spring chicken has it all.

Preparing this soup on the weekend means lunch is ready to grab and go on your way out the door Monday morning.

This salad can be made with raw fav beans, as long as they're especially fresh. But blanching them quickly makes them much easier to peel.

Risotto only sounds intimidating—if you can stir, you can make it. Poaching the eggs ahead of time should quell any lingering performance anxiety.

With favas, you have two choices. Buy fresh, or buy frozen ones at Middle Eastern markets.