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       Title: 'NCAPRIATA DI FAVE (FAVA BEAN PUREE WITH
 GREENS)
  Categories: Salads, Italian, Appetizers, Vegetables
       Yield: 4 Servings
 
    8.00 oz Dried fava beans, soaked
    2.00 ea Celery ribs, chopped
    1.00 md Onion, chopped
    2.00 ts Salt
    2.00 tb Fruity olive oil
   12.00 oz Broccoli or rabe
    0.33 c  Water
    1.00 tb Salt
    3.00 tb Fruity olive oil
    2.00 ea Garlic cloves, minced
 
   Drain the beans & slip them outr of their skins.  If the
 skins cling
   too tightly, boil them for 5 to 10 minutes & then skin.
 Put peeled
   beans in a pot with celery & onion.  Add just enough
 water to cover &
   bring to a simmer.  Add the 2 ts salt, cover & cook for
 20 to 25
   minutes or until the beans are very soft.  Add more water
 if
   necessary. Drain & place in a processor with the 2 tb
 olive oil.
   Clean the broccoli rabe by peeling off any thick skin
 covering the
   larger stems & cut into 2″ pieces. Rinse the greens well.
  Bring the
   water to a boil, add the greens & 1 tb salt, cover & cook
 until the
   greens are soft but not mushy, 5 minutes. Drain. Warm the
 3 tb olive
   oil in a skillet & slowly saute the garlic just enough
 until it is
   golden brown & soft.  Do not let it brown.  Add the
 greens & swilr
   them around in well flavoured oil.  Serve on a platter,
 spooning the
   garlic infused greens over the favas.
 
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