Scafata
 
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Serves: 4-6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 spring onion bulb, sliced
  • 1 fresh red chile, halved lengthwise, optional
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 8 oz. asparagus (about ½ bunch), cut on a diagonal into 1” pieces
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for drizzling
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup fresh fava beans (from about 1 lb. pods) or frozen fava beans, thawed
  • ½ cup shelled fresh peas (from about ½ lb. pods) or frozen peas, thawed
  • ½ head escarole, torn into bite-size pieces (about 2 cups)
  • ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
  • ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, chopped
  • Kosher salt
  • fresh ground pepper
  • Pecorino Romano, finely grated, optiona;
Instructions
  1. Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat until oil begins to bubble. Add onion, chile, garlic, asparagus, and reduce heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until asparagus is crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Add scallions, fava beans, and peas; and cook until fava beans are just tender, about 3 minutes.
  2. Add escarole, parsley, and mint and cook, tossing, until escarole is wilted and asparagus is very tender, about 2 minutes; season with salt and pepper.
  3. Serve scafata topped with eggs and Pecorino and drizzled with oil.
Recipe by Three Hungry Boys at https://www.threehungryboys.com/2022/05/16/scafata/