Instructions: * Note: A cheese such as Pecorino Dolce, Fiore Sardo or American Bellweather Farms fresh ricotta or young Pecorino. Do not use an aged grating cheese like Pecorino Romano.

Shell the favas and discard pods. Drop beans into boiling salted water and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Drain and immediately plunge into ice water. Drain again and remove tough outer skin from each bean. Place beans in a bowl.

Serve with slices of good fresh cheese, a drizzle of olive oil, a drop or two of lemon juice, freshly-ground pepper and a few grains of salt on a slice of good peasant bread !

This recipe yields 4 to 6 servings.

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