| CATEGORY |
CUISINE |
TAG |
YIELD |
| Grains, Meats |
French |
Med01 |
4 |
servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 3 |
lb |
Fresh fava beans; shelled, peeled |
| 2 |
tb |
Salt |
| 5 |
sl |
Baguette or good French bread -; (1" thick) |
| 3 |
|
Garlic cloves; peeled |
| 1/4 |
c |
Extra-virgin olive oil |
| 4 |
tb |
Sherry vinegar |
| 1 |
c |
Chicken stock; cool |
|
|
Salt; to taste |
|
|
Freshly-ground black pepper; to taste |
| 1 |
|
Ripe cantaloupe |
INSTRUCTIONS
Bring 3 quarts water to boil in a 6-quart saucepan and add 2 tablespoons of
salt. Add fava beans and cook until tender, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes. Drain favas
and refresh in an ice bath. Remove crusts from bread and soak 2 minutes in
water. Remove bread from water and press dry. Place bread, beans, garlic,
olive oil and vinegar into a food processor and blend until smooth. With
motor running, drizzle cool chicken stock into mixture in a thin stream.
Season with salt and pepper and refrigerate. Cut melon in half and remove
seeds. Using a melon baller, form entire melon into 1/2-inch balls. Pour
cool soup into chilled bowls and garnish with melon balls. This recipe
yields 4 servings.
Recipe Source: MEDITERRANEAN MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD
NETWORK - (Show # ME-1B01 broadcast 05-25-1998) Downloaded from their
Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@prodigy.com
~or- MAD-SQUAD@prodigy.net
05-31-1998
Recipe by: Mario Batali
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