Try this recipe for broad bean, pecorino and olive bruschetta, then check out our tomato bruschetta, broad bean and mint bruschetta, burrata bruschetta and more Italian starter recipes.
Just-picked, freshly podded raw baby broad beans are a real seasonal treat. Here, they’re mixed with Taggiasche olives, a Ligurian delicacy from the small town of Taggia. They’re considered to be one of the best-flavoured varieties.
Ingredients
- baby broad beans 250g, double-podded
- mint leaves 8
- pecorino (or vegetarian alternative) 30g, grated, plus extra to serve
- lemon 1, zested and juiced
- olive oil 50ml
- focaccia 6 slices, toasted
- Taggiasche olives 3 tbsp, pitted and sliced
Method
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Step 1
Use a pestle and mortar to pound together the beans, mint leaves and a pinch of salt until the beans are just crushed. Tip into a bowl and fold in the pecorino, lemon zest and juice and olive oil. Season to taste.
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Step 2
Cut the focaccia into small pieces and spread thickly with the bean mixture. Sprinkle with the olives and some more pecorino before serving.
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Nutritional Information
- Kcals 295
- Fat 14.6g
- Saturates 2.2g
- Carbs 30g
- Sugars 1.9g
- Fibre 3.1g
- Protein 9.2g
- Salt 1.3g
