Broad Bean Yogurt Mint Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Add the fava beans and return to a boil. Lower heat slightly and simmer until tender, about 2 to 5 minutes. Drain and refresh under cold water; slip the skins off the beans.
• Put the yogurt in a medium-size bowl and stir in the brown sugar, lemon juice, mustard powder, nutmeg, garlic, mint, pepper and salt. Stir in the beans. Divide among 4 plates and serve.

Steps:

• Drain the favas. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes, and add the garlic. Stir together for a minute, until fragrant, and add the tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often, until the tomatoes have cooked down slightly, about 5 minutes, and add the beans, 2 quarts water, another 2 teaspoons salt, and the mint. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 2 hours, or until the beans have begun to fall apart and thicken the soup. Stir from time to time to make sure the beans are not settling at the bottom of the pot and sticking.
• When the beans are soft and falling apart, remove the bundle of mint, and using tongs, any stray mint leaves. Using an immersion blender, puree the soup. Taste and adjust seasonings.
• Serve, garnishing each bowl with a drizzle of olive oil, a sprinkling of slivered mint leaves, and a pinch of red pepper flakes.