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A bowl of roasted fava beans.

Roasted Fava Beans Recipe

Sandi Gaertner
This simple delicious roasted fava beans recipe is easy to make in the air fryer or oven.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Gluten Free Side Dish Recipes
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servingd
Calories 109 kcal

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups shelled fava beans
  • ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt kosher salt is also fine
  • teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375º F
  • Wash and shell your broad beans. The pods are easy to peel and you can put the beans into a mixing bowl as you go. Rinse the beans with cold water and pat them dry with a paper towel.
  • To prepare the fava beans, add the shelled fava bean seeds to a bowl. Combine the minced garlic and olive oil. Add this mixture to the beans along with kosher salt and ground black pepper. Toss to coat all of the beans.
  • Line a baking sheet or cookie sheet with parchment paper and spread the fava beans across the baking sheet in a single layer.
  • Place the pan with the beans into the hot oven. Roast the beans for 10 minutes then stir them around so the other side cooks. Roast for an additional 10 minutes or longer. The beans will vary in size and if you have a lot of larger beans, they will need more cooking time to roast.

Notes

Air Fryer Instructions:
Air frying fava beans will give you the same roasted sweet flavor! To make these in your air fryer, here are the simple steps:
  1. Prepare the fava beans the same way as above.
  2. Preheat your air fryer to 375º F.
  3. Place the seasoned fava beans in the air fryer basket. Be sure they are spread out and don't overlap too much. The air needs to circulate around the beans so they cook evenly.
  4. Air fry the beans for 7 minutes, then stir the beans to cook the other side.
  5. Air fry an additional 5-7 minutes.
  6. Serve the cooked beans hot.
Flavor Options:
You can add all sorts of seasonings to flavor your fava beans. Here are some of my favorites
  1. Sprinkle them with olive oil, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper.
  2. Sprinkle them with lemon pepper seasoning.
  3. Get spicy with some chili powder, cayenne pepper, and lime juice!
  4. Cook them with sesame oil and sprinkle some gluten free soy sauce over them before serving.
  5. Sprinkle nutritional yeast over them for a cheesy vegan flavor.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 6gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 150mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 5gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 13IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 31mgIron: 1mg
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