Fava Bean Pesto Pasta

Name: Fava Bean Pesto Pasta
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: 1¼ cups blanched and peeled, fava beans, divided; ½ cup plus 1½ teaspoons, fresh dill, divided; ½ cup, slivered almonds; ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ cup, grated Pecorino Romano cheese; ½ teaspoon, table salt, plus salt for cooking pasta; 1 pound, spaghetti; 1 tablespoon, grated lemon zest

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2023

Main Courses

Pasta

Beans

SERVES4 to 6

TIME40 minutes

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Fava beans, which contain water-soluble proteins that make them incredibly creamy to eat, are an ideal base for pesto. Blanching and shocking the beans made it easy to remove their waxy sheath without compromising their texture or fresh, nu...

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