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Dried Fava Soup with Mint and Guajillo Chiles
13 ingredients
10 min + 100 min
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Easily one of the best, most interesting soups I've cooked in years. Adapted from a recipe in Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen - a dried fava bean and roasted tomato base topped with a fascinating cider-kissed tangy/sweet quick-pickled chile topping.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
311
Calories
10g
Protein
23g
Fat
17g
Carbs
Counts 9 of 14 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Feta Cheese | 1 oz (28g) cheddar | 113 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Mexican Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Bean | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Cider | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
| Spearmint | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 pound / 16 oz / 450g hulled dry fava beans, rinsed (see photo for reference if needed)
- 8 cups / 2 liters good vegetable broth or water
- 6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 1 large white onion, sliced 1/2-inch / 1 cm thick
- 1 1/2 pounds / 24 oz / 680g ripe tomatoes
- 6 medium dried guajillo or pasilla chiles, stemmed & seeded
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- 1 1/2 teaspoon fine-grain sea salt, plus more to taste
- 1/2 cup / .25 oz / 10g loosely packed chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint, pref. spearmint
- 1/2 cup / 2 oz / 55g crumbled Mexican queso anejo or feta
Directions
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