Favetta

Favetta is a purée of broad beans that have been podded, boiled in salted water, drained, then mooshed to a paste.

You then mix in olive oil, raisins and pepper (or cinnamon.)

The purée is often used as a filling for other dishes.

Other names

Italian: Favetta

This page first published: Feb 24, 2004 · Updated: Jun 21, 2018.

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Tagged With: Broad Beans, Italian Food