Benedictine Nuns Broad Beans With Dill Recipe
- 90 gm Young fresh broad beans in their pods, (2 pounds)
- 15 ml Extra virgin olive oil, (1/4 pint)
- 2 x Onions, minced
- 2 x Cloves garlic, peeled and finely minced
- 2 Tbsp. Lemon juice Salt
- 2 tsp Sugar
- 30 ml Boiling water, (1/2 pint)
- 2 Tbsp. Freshly minced dill
- 30 ml Greek lowfat yoghurt, (1/2 pint)
- Wash the beans, top, tail and string them where necessary.
- Heat the oil in a large, heavy, lidded pan.
- Saute/fry the onions and garlic to soften.
- Reduce heat, add in the beans in their pods and the lemon juice and season with salt and sugar.
- Stir, and stew gently for 15 min stirring occasionally.
- Add in water and half the dill, adjust to a gentle simmer and cook for 1 hour till the pods are very tender.
- Leave to cold.
- Pour the lot into a dish with rest of the dill.
- Serve with the lowfat yoghurt and warm pita bread.
- This dish improves with keeping.
fresh broad beans, olive oil, onions, garlic, lemon juice salt, sugar, boiling water, freshly minced dill, yoghurt
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/benedictine-nuns-broad-beans-with-dill-83450 (may not work)