Creme De Favas / Portuguese Fava (broad) Bean Soup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb shelled fava beans (broad beans, 450g)
• 1 pint chicken stock (2 cups)
• olive oil
• salt (to taste)
• pepper (to taste)
• 1 cup crouton

Recipe

• 1 skin the fava beans (broad beans) and cook them in the chicken stock until they are soft and cooked though.
• 2 blend, sieve or liquidize, the cooked mixture adding as little olive oil as possible to get a smooth consistency. add pepper and salt to taste.
• 3 serve topped with croutons.