On Saturday  we went to the local market and there on display were some fafa beans. These beans are very poplar in Spain and every market or grocery store sells them fresh. We decided to buy some fresh fafa beans and try to make a meal with them.  They are a very big bean and don’t look very appetizing.

We took them home and tried a Spanish recipe for the bean. There are a few steps that needed to take place before you can eat them. First you need to get the bean out of the pod. I thought there would be more beans in the large pods. Each pod contained maybe 3 or 4 beans in total.

Our total beans amounted to approximately 1/4 cup. We were expecting more beans than that.

We rinsed the beans and then boiled them for approximately 5 minutes. Once the outer skin of the bean turns white you remove the skin.

Once the skins were removed we rinsed the beans and then crumbled them up. We added some crumbled feta cheese, fresh mint and olive oil in with the beans.

The mix is put on top of a toasted baguette with a drizzle of olive oil. The end result was a very tasty meal.

“Adios y que tenga un grand días”