Vegetarian Recipes - Fava Bean Soup Recipe

Method :

Bring the water to a boil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan and add the beans. Partially cover, and simmer for about 3 hours over a low heat, stirring from time to time.

Add the fennel and the chile pepper after 1 1/2 hours.

After 2 hours, stir more frequently, crushing the beans as much as possible with a large wooden spoon. They should 2 gradually turn into a coarse puree.

Add a little boiling water if the soup becomes too thick.

Season with salt only when the beans are cooked.

Place the toasted bread in heated soup bowls and drizzle with a little oil. Ladle the soup over the bread, drizzle with the remaining oil, and serve piping hot.