Ingredients

• 1 cup cooked and peeled fava beans
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon chopped mint
• 1 tablespoon chopped basil + whole leaves for decoration
• extra virgin olive oil
• 3 slices of French baguette
• 1 clove garlic
• 3 slices of mozzarella
• 3 black olives (optional)

Preparation

1. Cook fava beans in water or steam. Peel and mash with a fork with salt, pepper, lemon juice, mint and basil, mix with 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
2. Grill the baguette, rub with garlic clove, drizzle each slice with a teaspoon of olive oil. Top with the fava bean mixture, cover with mozzarella slices. Season with freshly ground black pepper and drizzle the bruschetta with additional olive oil. Garnish with basil and olives.