Grilled Fava Beans

Grilled Fava Beans- with Mint, Lemon & sumac, a simple, easy way to prepare fresh fava beans on the grill with Middle Eastern flavors. Vegan and Gluten-free!

Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 10
Total Time: 25 minutes
Yield: 4 1x

Ingredients

• 20–30 fresh Fava beans (in the pod)
• olive oil to coat
• generous pinch salt

Dressing

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 garlic clove, finely minced – use a garlic press!
• 1 tablespoon shallot, finely chopped (optional)
• zest from one medium lemon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sumac

Garnish

• 1/4 cup fresh mint, chopped
• 1/4 cup Italian Parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon aleppo chili or regular chili flakes, optional
• squeeze of lemon, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat grill to medium-high.
2. Toss fava beans with a little drizzle of olive oil, just enough to coat, and sprinkle generously with salt.
3. Grill each side until deep grill marks appear (4-5 minutes, each side) covering grill. Try a tester and make sure inner bean is tender.
4. Spread out on a platter, spoon dressing over top. Sprinkle with fresh mint and parsley and chili flakes. Taste one for salt. (I usually add extra finishing salt.)

If you like a little more lemon flavor, give them a squeeze of lemon.

Eat like you would edamame, with your fingers, scraping out the beans with your teeth.