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Title: Broad Bean tops
Post by: salad muncher on May 09, 2005, 15:01:56
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?
Title: Re: Broad Bean tops
Post by: Doris_Pinks on May 09, 2005, 16:26:43
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
Title: Re: Broad Bean tops
Post by: Mrs Ava on May 09, 2005, 22:14:09
Have never tried.  Are they really worth the energy DP?  I would have thought them to be bitter....
Title: Re: Broad Bean tops
Post by: BAGGY on May 09, 2005, 23:00:33
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.
Title: Re: Broad Bean tops
Post by: Looby Loo on May 14, 2005, 12:16:47
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
Title: Re: Broad Bean tops
Post by: wardy on May 15, 2005, 09:34:16
Raymond Blanc cooks broad bean tops, and pea flowers.  Stir fried I think.  I'm going to have a go :)