Pasta with Fava Bean Cream and Chicory

To prepare pasta with fava bean cream and chicory, first place the dried fava beans in a pot 1. Pour in the water and add the peeled and halved shallot 2, the peeled and halved carrot, and a good pinch of salt 3.

Add a bay leaf and let it cook over medium heat for about an hour from boiling 4. Meanwhile, clean the chicory by removing the tougher stems and taking only the tender leaves 5. Then wash them well and immerse them in boiling salted water for a few minutes 6.

Transfer the chicory to ice water 7, then drain them well 8. Meanwhile, in a pan, brown a clove of garlic together with a chili pepper with a drizzle of oil. Add the well-drained chicory 9.

Sauté them for a few minutes 10, then remove the garlic and chili pepper. Prepare the breadcrumbs: in a blender, place the gluten-free bread pieces 11 and the herbs 12.

Blend everything, then add a pinch of salt and a drizzle of oil 13; you should obtain a very moist mixture. Sauté the mixture in a pan 14 until it is completely dry to form crunchy crumbs 15.

When the fava beans are cooked, remove the bay leaf and carrots 16; then blend with an immersion blender 17 to turn them into cream 18.

Cook the pasta in plenty of boiling salted water 19. Meanwhile, reheat the chicory, then set some aside for decoration and pour the fava bean cream into the pan 20 21.

Drain the pasta al dente and transfer it to the pan 22, then toss everything to mix well 23 and plate. Add some chicory on top and plenty of breadcrumbs. Your pasta with fava bean cream and chicory is ready to be served 24!