Fava Smash Crostini with Buffalo Mozzarella
Fava Smash Crostini combines creamy buffalo mozzarella, fresh avocado, and flavorful fava beans with prosciutto on olive bread. This vibrant spring appetizer is easy to prepare and sure to impress.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds fava beans
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 tablespoons basil, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon mint, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped
- 8 slices olive bread, toasted
- Lemon olive oil
- 1 buffalo mozzarella, sliced
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 2 avocados, halved, peeled and sliced
- 2 lemons, quartered
Instructions
- Shell the fava beans. Slit open the pods and remove the beans. Boil the beans in heavily salted water for 1 minute. Drain and immediately plunge the beans into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking and set the bright color.
- Tear the tough skin at the rounded end and squeeze out the bean.
- Heat a little olive oil in a medium pan. Add the shelled fava beans, a pinch of salt and 4–5 grinds pepper and cook for 3–4 minutes. The beans should be fork tender but not mushy.
- Place the fava beans in a mixing bowl and drizzle with a little more olive oil. Roughly mash the beans with a fork.
- Add the basil, mint and chives and mix well.
- Drizzle a little lemon olive oil over each toast.
- Cover 4 of the toasts with a slice of mozzarella, a slice of prosciutto and some sliced avocado. Cover the remaining toasts with a slice of mozzarella and some sliced avocado.
- Spoon the fava beans over each toast. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges to squeeze over the toasts.
Nutrition
Serving: -3g | Calories: 307kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 169mg | Potassium: 639mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 171IU | Vitamin C: 20mg | Calcium: 95mg | Iron: 3mg