Topic: Broad Bean tops

[salad muncher]

Was told that when taking tops off Broad Beans that they can be eaten so went home boiled up and YUK ! so do you all eat tops and any ideas on getting them to taste good?

[Doris_Pinks]

We eat the tops, I steam them, and a grind of S & P and sometimes nutmeg.  Or steam and drizzle with a flavoured olive oil. Use like spinach..........  DP

[Mrs Ava]

Have never tried.  Are they really worth the energy DP?  I would have thought them to be bitter....

[BAGGY]

We ate them last year stir fried in garli olive oil and squeezed with lemon.  Best served warm (not hot) with bread to mop up the juice.

[Looby Loo]

Just been watching Saturday kitchen as it's too wet to go out and play.  Anthony Worrall Thompson did 2 lovely broad bean recipes - broad beans with dill made with the pods and all
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/broadbeanswithdill_74757.shtml and a salad http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/broadbeanandbriesala_74756.shtml

Can wait for my beans to grow

[wardy]

Raymond Blanc cooks broad bean tops, and pea flowers.  Stir fried I think.  I'm going to have a go :)