Best Recipe for Spiced Fava Bean Soup with Rice and Tomato
Ingredients
- 2 medium onions, peeled, quartered
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- Kosher salt, freshly ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 14.5-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 8 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth
- 8 ounces dried skinless fava or lima beans (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1/4 cup short-grain brown rice
- 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup chopped unsalted, roasted pistachios
Instructions
- Process onions and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add cumin, coriander, and allspice and cook, stirring often, until onions start to brown, about 5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring often, until mixture is jammy, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in broth and bring to a boil. Add beans, reduce heat, and simmer, partially covered, 20 minutes. Add rice and simmer, partially covered, until rice and beans are soft, 30–35 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
- Top soup with yogurt and pistachios just before serving.
- DO AHEAD: Soup can be made 5 days ahead. Let cool; cover and chill.
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