New this week are Fava beans, yellow squash, and zucchini!  Everyone’s pretty familiar with squash and zucchini, but you might not know about Fava beans.  Here’s some info:

Also called Broad Beans, they are a traditional ingredient in Italian and Mediterranean cooking.  They look somewhat like Lima beans, and have a buttery, nutty flavor.  They are usually par-boiled for a couple of minutes and then shelled before cooking, but I learned of another delicious, and easy, way to prepare them this weekend: on the grill!

Chef Deb Traylor from the Longmont Farmers Market demonstrated this technique at the market on Saturday.  She tossed the whole beans in olive oil, placed them on the grill, salted and peppered them, and let them char slightly.  Then we ate them like edamame.  Boy were they delicious!

For more details, visit Chef Deb’s blog at http://thetastybits.blogspot.com/2009/07/grilled-fava-beans.html.