Broad bean, pecorino and olive bruschetta

Name: Broad bean, pecorino and olive bruschetta
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250g baby broad beans double-podded; 8 mint leaves; 30g pecorino (or vegetarian alternative) grated, plus extra to serve; 1 lemon zested and juiced; 50ml olive oil; 6 slices focaccia toasted; 3 tbsp Taggiasche olives pitted and sliced

Published: June 3, 2021 at 12:14 PM

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Serves 6

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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Top squares of toasted focaccia with baby broad beans, mint leaves and Taggiasche olives for a fresh springtime bite, finished with grated pecorino

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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

Nutrition

250g baby broad beans

double-podded
8 mint leaves
30g pecorino (or vegetarian alternative)

grated, plus extra to serve
1 lemon

zested and juiced
50ml olive oil
6 slices focaccia

toasted
3 tbsp Taggiasche olives

pitted and sliced

Nutrition: per serving

kcal295
fat14.6g
saturates2.2g
carbs30g
sugars1.9g
fibre3.1g
protein9.2g
salt1.3g

Method

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.
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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