Broad bean (fava bean) dip

[@ellenreed6299]

Excellent! Love that you are reaping fresh rewards from all your efforts. Enjoy watching! Take care!

[@WhatVivididnext]

It's wonderful to get stuck into the new harvests......... YUM!

[@GeorgesBits]

Tip 1) for getting the skin's off, especially when freezing them - if you cut the raw beans in half before blanching them you will find that a lot of the skin's will just float off as they blanch and then a bit of a shake in the colander as you drain them and a large number of the beans will drop out and to the bottom :-)Tip 2) Microwave the beans with a couple of tablespoons of water - much quicker than steaming or boiling and less nutrients lost. :-)

[@WhatVivididnext]

I may try tip 1.....but not tip 2 as I don't have a microwave. Cheers. :-)

[@sandram5664]

Hi Vivi. Tonight I had my first harvest from my first-ever crop of broad beans and I decided to make your dip. It was Yummy! I put out 3 separate bowls; one of the basic dip, one with tahini added as you suggested and one with cumin. We decided we liked them all! Thanks for the inspiration :-)

[@WhatVivididnext]

Brilliant! I'm so glad you tried it and enjoyed it........I like your variations/combinations. Yum. :-)

[@edelder8250]

Look at you cooking up garden treasures already.😊 (plus doing a flashback!!!! lol). We garden in Saskatchewan: have only just seeded. Vicarious enjoyment from watching your much advanced season.

[@WhatVivididnext]

These went in last autumn hence getting an early harvest..........ooooh.......I couldn't wait to start scoffing them. Hope yours won't be too long now. :-)

[@ligo7880]

Watching your videos make a me so happy. 🤗

[@WhatVivididnext]

Yay! Thank you. :-)

[@margerycummings8158]

aaargh! My mouth is watering and I can smell that fresh garlic :-). Beautiful recipe can't wait to try xx

[@WhatVivididnext]

The garlic was so fresh it was packed with 'juice'........the whole thing was lovely. :-)

[@pennyclark1524]

Brilliant Vivi cannot wait for my BB's to be ready to harvest mine are mostly still in flower! Inspired recipe so looking forwards to trying it out!!!!!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh I'm sure you'll love it if you're already a BB fan! :-)

[@matthewgordon-clark2392]

Viviie, I am drooling watching that. I will definitely have to bookmark this for 5 months time, when my broad beans come into season! There is just a chance that I might be in the UK in April next year to speak at a conference. If so, i would love to pop down to the plot and see your and Sean's gardens in real life

[@WhatVivididnext]

Yay! That'd be great! :-)

[@nooie99]

Hi vivi. Loving you dip. I've always eaten beans whole not shucked like you do. If you want to speed up cooling add a little salt to ice water. (Good if your having party to do salted ice water bring temp down quicker and colder) My beans are weeks off my fault. Forgot to plant start plant I grow with everything else going on. On another note from your previous vids when you mentioned friends asking favs for flat/ pet sitting. Do it as a way of adding to your income like your sewing. Do it at a lesser rate than what others would charge so your still being a mate if you feel more comfortable with it. Also if it works in your daily routine. Just a thought as they all know you have no full time income for the next 12 months. It might be something you could develop also consider dog walking. Have your steps each day pay you too ! Hope you don't mind my suggestions. Nicola

[@WhatVivididnext]

Great suggestions - thank you. :-)

[@nooie99]

Your very welcome

[@50shadesofgreen]

hi Vivi !! delicious, so quick and easy to do !! thanks for sharing and happy cooking !!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Awwsw...cheers! Glad you liked it! Doesn't last long eh? ;-)

[@MVIsland]

My goodness Vivi.....you just made Fava Beans "exciting" !

[@WhatVivididnext]

LOL!!! :-)

[@pennythompson4790]

OMG that look so yummy i love broad beansxx

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh it's sooooooo good....ridiculously simple (apart from second skinning the beans) and so worth it.

[@LindaPenney]

lovely update Vivi thank you for sharing this recipe

[@WhatVivididnext]

Thank you. Hope you like it as much as I do if you give it a try. :-)

[@tk2266]

That looks so yummy. It's a bit late for me to make this since my broad beans have come and gone, but there's next year to think about. I'll keep this one in mind for sure. Thanks for sharing!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh yes, do try it next time. :-)

[@PoppyChaz76]

Thanku Viv for sharing this with us .Looks so yumm .Makes me wish i was growing more broad beans than i have lol :) x

[@WhatVivididnext]

Well worth the extra space for more plants! :-)

[@MsFavoria]

Thank you Vivi for the recipe :) Others are asking for ways and time to store it, but I wont ask, because I can tell it will not make it to storage anyway..Looks just way to yum!!!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Hahahahaha - it doesn't even make it out of the mixing bowl - except straight to my tummy! ;-)

[@helenwodka1031]

Thank you for this! Growing them for the first time here in New York, USA

[@livelaughloveeveryday4100]

Helen - are they called broad beans here in US? I don't think I've ever had a broad bean

[@graffan77]

They are more commonly called Fava Beans in the US

[@gmbnyc]

They are called Fava beans in the U.S.

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oooh......hope you get a lovely harvest. :-)

[@Briardie]

Another great yummy recipe.

[@WhatVivididnext]

Thank you so much. 😊

[@Leigh_Leigh]

Well Vivi now I'm hungry..lol! Those broad beans look kinda similar to a butter bean to me. I bet they're delish! Made my mouth water😋. ✌🏼️❤️& Happy Harvesting 🌱🌱🌱

[@tk2266]

Hey Leigh, we really enjoyed the broad beans and yes, I think they are similar to a very young butter bean but even large they do not have the dry texture of a fully mature butter bean. I hope this helps.

[@Leigh_Leigh]

TK Oh good..thanks TK🙂

[@WhatVivididnext]

They are/were delish! All scoffed.....so I need to go harvest some more! :-)

[@marthahaber7772]

I found a recipe for a similar Middle Eastern dish (whose name I’ve forgotten) made with dried fava beans that are soaked overnight, then peeled, and then cooked for a very few minutes. Mix in the spices and oil, lemon juice to your taste and mash all together. Top with some diced red onion. You can then have your dip in the winter. Not quite the same as using fresh, but still Delish!! Cheers,

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh that sounds so good! I'm salivating. 😉

[@annemarie3636]

Love your enthusiasm Vivi. It's my first time growing broad beans and it does seem like a lot of work (first getting them out of the pods, then getting them out of the skins). But you've really sold this dish to me, so I am definitely going to give it a try.

[@WhatVivididnext]

Ooooh, fab! Yes....they are fiddly but soooooooo worth it. Have fun experimenting with them. :-)

[@annemarie3636]

@@WhatVivididnext I was finally able to harvest my broad beans and made the dip! It is very nice although I think I overdid it a bit on the garlic :)

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh I'm so glad you had a go! :-)

[@primrozie]

Bean envy here. I can't eat them any more but if I have a cheat meal....this will be it!

[@WhatVivididnext]

I won't tell anyone. ;-)

[@Sheila6325]

LOL I bet you didn't even get to the part where you made the toast for those beans. LOL I'm surprised that you could wait for the video to end, I sure couldn't. Don't you just love it when something as fresh, and new as a first harvest gets to the kitchen? To me it's so exciting that I simply can't wait. Shoot, I start nibbling before things are even cooked. As old as I am, it still gets me as excited as a 6 year old. It's great to see someone that enjoys a new harvest as much as I do. Oh, and no, I have never had broad beans before, but I sure can get that way with peas and any other bean that's fresh from the garden. Really fun video. Bless, Sheila PS and nothing can make it even better than GARLIC, lots and lots of GARLIC!!!mmmmmmm

[@WhatVivididnext]

Hahahahahaha - no, I didn't get as far as making toast........and what you didn't see was that as I was skinning them I was scoffing half of them.........the ingredients shrank quite a bit before the final shot. Oh!!!!! That wonderful excitement and reward of the first fresh produce. Love it!!!! :-)

[@Sheila6325]

Hahahaha I knew it! Hahaha! I know the feeling, and it's a time in your life, when you feel like a kid again. Giggles and all! Blessings, Sheila

[@WhatVivididnext]

:-)

[@luzvigerminal558]

I like you, you're very passionate with your harvest. You remind me of home as a farmer's daughter, we always have different types of beans. Good works and I will try your recipe x

[@WhatVivididnext]

Awww.......thank you. :-)

[@preppypinkcrocodile3400]

That looks delicious! I've never grown or seen a broad bean but might try to make it with peas if mine ever grow. XOKK

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oooh - that would be lovely! :-)

[@beverley1539]

Hiya Vivi Thankyou for recipe, I’m going to use a wee bit less garlic for my taste. Blessings luv Ontario Canada 🇨🇦🐝

[@energymaven]

Maybe you can get your countrymen to substitute your dip for our avocados and then our prices would drop back down. Love your vids Viv. I will try your recipe next year as our broad bean (fava as we call them) season is over.

[@WhatVivididnext]

I'll ask folk to swap. ;-)

[@greenearthqueen]

Hi Vivi. I grow Long Green Masterpeice Broad beans which have a much more tender skin. I don't bother skinning the bean and often add fresh coriander and/or mint, sometimes tahini and cumin. All taste divine. Unfortunately, my beans aren't ready yet, so I'll have to wait a while yet.

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oooh - I shall keep an eye out for those. Enjoy the feast when yours start coming. :-)

[@forfarlassie]

oh my gosh! that sounds so yummy! I wonder if i can make it with other fresh beans here. I love how you keep "testing" as you make it :)

[@WhatVivididnext]

Lol! Got to test the quality of the ingredients eh?! I reckon it would work with pretty much any beans. Have fun. :-)

[@blustardave]

First comment!! Woohoo :) I can't wait to start eating my fresh broad beans. I only recently discovered you can eat them raw! lol. Not many leave the plot nowadays, but i may try this dip. Cheers

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oooh...I love 'em raw.......but this dip is worth saving a few for. Yum!!!!! The first proper fresh dish of the year. Enjoy your fist scoff mate!! :-)

[@blustardave]

To me a raw broad bean tastes just like a pea. It has that nutty taste, and a bonus is the beans are much bigger :). I will definitly try the dip though, as I do like garlic as well, but unfortunately, try as i may, i can't grow garlic, so i will have to resort to shop bought.. Bring on the beans..:)

[@eveny119]

My sweet peas have never made it inside. :(

[@mariecurrie7657]

LOVE IT!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Yay! :-)

[@KellysKitchenGarden]

Marie I found it! This is definitely getting made when my broad beans give me a harvest. Lovely @whatvivididnext x

[@stevens-buk6830]

I cant wait for mine to be ready!!!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Patience.......not long now! ;-)

[@SarahtheGardener]

I'm going to have to try that in about 6 months. I've only just put my broad bean seedlings yesterday and they are only 20 cm tall! I have a long wait ahead. : o)

[@WhatVivididnext]

Worth the wait........the first broad beans are always so special eh? :-)

[@debralpateart8862]

oh, that looks delicious!

[@WhatVivididnext]

It was. ;-)

[@livelaughloveeveryday4100]

I bet that would be really good on toasted pita bread!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh yes!!!! :-)

[@eirika2001]

Late comment Viv BUT your enthusiasm for broad beans (and Hugh F.W.'s from River Cottage) left me longing to try them and they have them at our farmer's market today!!!! We are blessed with a weekly downtown farmer's market that brings fresh food to the city core and we have a large Italian population which is who the farmer grows them for. Sooooo, I bought about a pound of them, they are the larger/older ones that will need to be skinned but I am so excited to try them. I may even try and start a late crop of them if I like them! They had better be good. ;-) Janet in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oooh - I hope you love them even half as much as I do. :-)

[@eirika2001]

OMG I did!!!!! had a couple of small broccoli heads ready so made a meal of my handful of broad beans & the broccoli steamed together. Popping the glistening green beans out of the milkyy pods was so exciting and then salt, pepper and butter. OMG (yes I used OMG twice! LoL) next time they make it into a recipe of some sort

[@WhatVivididnext]

YAY!!!!!!! :-)

[@mollysmith6055]

Looks delicious! Don't laugh but I finally found a tin of Fava beans in a local grocer's to try them for the first time. (Just not very popular where I live.) I'll try this recipe with the tinned beans, cross fingers I love it! I see your jars in the background...are you getting ready for a batch of kombucha? I had to speed you up a bit due to a time commitment, please forgive if you answered it in the video.

[@WhatVivididnext]

They're for some elderflower champagne - hopefully......... ;-)

[@vmcshannon]

It's so nice to make recipes like this isn't it 😋 . I like to make this with chick peas. Have you done that? Sooo good. Thanks Vivi

[@WhatVivididnext]

Yes! I do something similar with the chickpeas!!! Yum-licious! :-)

[@MuddyBootz]

The problem with these food videos....they always make me hungry....no good when I am dieting! 😂😀👍🏻 I doubt you will know the answer to this....for obvious reasons 😉.....how long will it store for in the fridge? Have you got any recipes using elephant garlic scapes? .................Nice one 👍🏻

[@WhatVivididnext]

Hahahhahaha - no idea how long it will keep (it goes!).......I'd guess a couple of days in the fridge as the lemon will help to stop it oxidising....... For your scapes try pesto......lots of recipes on-line. Have fun with them. :-)

[@CarolAnn61]

I’m growing broad beans now in Sydney, Australia and I don’t ever remember eating them, so looking for recipes etc. thanks 😁

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oooh, enjoy.......they are a great garden snack straight off the plant when they're young and tender.........I find it hard to get any home! Big tip.....once they get large and fat you need to double skin them......ie: pod them as normal and then when you prep for eating steam them for five mins or so and then pop them out of their 'skins'........the skins are quite tough and bitter the larger the beans are. I'm salivating at the thought of my first ones in a couple of months!

[@CarolAnn61]

What Vivi did next thanks Vivi 💐 what other beans do you grow for storage and cooking in stews etc? If you want any seeds from Oz, let me know 😁

[@WhatVivididnext]

I grow soooooo many beans - and they're so easy to save........my staples are helda and nekkar queen plus borlottis and now, thanks to a friend in Greece, Gigantes......... (all climbers) ......and the gorgeous Coco de Painpol.......ohhh, I feel hungry! ;-)

[@Ajsallotment]

thanks for the recipe how long would it keep in the fridge 3-5 days?

[@WhatVivididnext]

Hahahaha - as mentioned to Muddybootz....I've no idea because it always gets eaten straight away.....but I reckon a couple of days because of the lemon juice helping to preserve......

[@bonnieskitchengarden]

they look beautiful much better than mine look

[@WhatVivididnext]

Cheers. :-)

[@mayhmmaydn]

Vivi, could you use like a pasta roller to shuck the beans so it's not so fidley? like snip the skins in top and squeeze them out?

[@WhatVivididnext]

Hmmm......worth a try! Cheers. :-)

[@lindenbergers]

Vivi, if you are doing this in a processor, do you need to even remove the skins, or just buzz them and eat them?

[@WhatVivididnext]

I would still remove the skins.....I find them a bit tough and slightly bitter........but you could try a few with a see if you don't mind them........it would certainly make it a less fiddly job!

[@veritybennett1930]

Right...I know what we're having for lunch tomorrow! I noticed that you have some Kilner bottles being you. I've just made some Elderflower cordial and need to decant into something I can sterilise. Where do you get your bottles from? I found some at Sainsbury's for £3 for litre bottles but I'm going to need quite a few!

[@WhatVivididnext]

They are a birthday present.......bought on line from a home brew company. :-)

[@PlantNative]

I finally know what you mean by broad beans...fava. Yummy.

[@WhatVivididnext]

Hahaha, I need to learn to do my videos bi-lingual! ;-)

[@Briardie]

It took me ages to learn what Hannibal Lecter was on about, talking of Fava Beans, being English!

[@davetaylor786]

So cool :-)

[@WhatVivididnext]

Gone in minutes! ;-)

[@radishesfortheresistance4734]

Yum!!!!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Totally! :-)

[@bobbidazzler1343]

I sprayed mine with vinegar, washing up liquid and water a la Geoff. Killed half of them. What an idiot! The beans I do get will defo be making this in your honour Vivi. This sounds amazing! I'll plant them in November for next year to aviid the dreaded black fly. PS: Are you going to do the Patreon Paypal thing? 💋

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh no!!!! Geoff sprayed his with just water and washing liquid......it was Sean who added the vinegar and killed stuff! I still get blackfly, even with the autumn sowing......the difference is tho' that the plants are much bigger and can take a hard 'nipping out'. :-)

[@bobbidazzler1343]

What Vivi did next Going straight to his channel to leave some hatemail. 😂😂😂

[@WhatVivididnext]

LOL! ;-)

[@smilingheidi718]

Wished you showed the bean pile prior to shelling. BTW You never mentioned that they were shelled before steaming.

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh sorry......I got them on the stove to speed things up a bit. I mentioned their shelled weight right at the begining but point taken, I'll try to be clearer in future. Cheers. :-)

[@harriettejensen479]

I've never eaten broad beans because I have only seen the dried ones in the market. But, if anyone could make me want to try them, it's you!

[@WhatVivididnext]

Oh yes, do try them if you can get them fresh.......fresh (or from frozen but still green) are a treat. They are rather more 'earthy' tasting than all the other beans but combined with a bit of zingy lemon juice they are such a treat early in the new season. :-)

[@ourfloridagarden4191]

Yummy

[@WhatVivididnext]

Totally! ;-)

[@valeriejoyc]

It looks like guacamole. I wonder how it compares with food value.

[@WhatVivididnext]

Food value? Cost to buy do you mean?

[@AnthonyHitmanDarts]

yummy

[@WhatVivididnext]

Mmmmmmm. :-)