Broad beans

[AnnieD]

So when I got my allotment I just wanted to get something in the ground. Tesco had broad bean plants for £2 so I put some in. They've done really well and now I am harvesting loads of beans. Trouble is, I don't really like them just boiled. I've sliced the young pods up in a stir fry with rainbow chard, that was tasty. Can anybody suggest other things I can do with them?

[AnnieD]

[Digeroo]

Use them to make baked beans.

Tin tomatos, onions (fried), tea spoon mixed spice, tea spoon ginger, apple juice or and apple, carrots, celery and of course the beans.

[breenalipally]

I use them instead of chick peas to make houmous. You have to double shell them though but it is delicious.

[ACE]

Podded and steamed but left to go cold then  mixed with feta cheese and a drop of olive oil, just right this warm weather. Pop them out of their skins if they are too big.

[Silverleaf]

Podded and steamed but left to go cold then  mixed with feta cheese and a drop of olive oil, just right this warm weather. Pop them out of their skins if they are too big.

I did something similar last year: beans, gruyere cheese, olive oil, a tiny bit of garlic, loads of fresh dill, lemon juice. Absolutely delicious.

[Digeroo]

There are lots of broadbean (fava bean) recipes here

https://hodmedods.co.uk/blogs/recipes/tagged/fava-beans