Pasta With Fava Beans & Pecorino Romano
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
6 appetizer portions
ingredients
- 3 cups shelled fresh fava beans or 3 cups frozen lima beans, thawed
- 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh basil
- 2 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup olive oil (preferably extra-virgin)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 12 ounces tagliatelle pasta noodles or 12 ounces fettuccine
- 1⁄3 cup freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
directions
- Cook beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer beans to large bowl. Reserve water in pot.
- Combine 2 cups beans, 1 cup chopped basil and garlic in processor. Using on/off turns, process until beans are coarsely chopped. Transfer mixture to bowl with whole beans. Add remaining 1 cup basil, olive oil and fresh lemon juice. Stir to blend. Season bean mixture to taste with salt and pepper.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in same pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to bite. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup cooking liquid. Return pasta to pot.
- Stir 1/4 cup reserved cooking liquid into bean mixture. Add to pasta. Add 1/3 cup grated pecorino Romano cheese and enough remaining cooking liquid to moisten. Season pasta to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
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