This nourishing and easy to make Winter soup combines spicy heat and warming earthiness with fava beans, fresh herbs and garlic - a healthy family meal.
Serves 6
INGREDIENTS:
8 oz. fava beans
6 cups water
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, thinly sliced
2 cups Austrian smoked cheese, grated
1 cup half and half cream
3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
2 tbsp. fresh garden herbs, finely chopped (chervil, parsley, chives, rosemary)
1 large bay leaf
1 large clove elephant garlic, crushed
1 tsp. Jamaican allspice
3 cloves
2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper
METHOD:
Bring water to a boil in a deep pan. Add beans, onion, celery sticks, potatoes, garden herbs, bay leaf, elephant garlic, allspice, cloves, salt and black pepper. Boil rapidly for 15 minutes until frothy. Remove froth with a spoon and discard.
Reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour and 45 minutes until smooth. Add cheese and cream. Stir well. Simmer for 15 minutes. Serve red hot with wholegrain rolls.
