Flatbread with Fava Beans, Cucumbers, and Burrata - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Flatbread with Fava Beans, Cucumbers, and Burrata
Servings: 8
Lunch

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Dave Muller and Lana Porcello Fava beans most likely require a trip to a farmers’ market and take a while to peel. Sugar snap peas cut into bite-size pieces are a fine alternative.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups shelled fava beans (from about 2 pounds pods)
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for grill
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 1/2 Garlic-Herb Naan or 1 pound store-bought pizza dough, room temperature, halved
  • 2 (8-ounce) balls burrata or fresh mozzarella, drained
  • Basil leaves (for serving)
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
  • Flaky sea salt

Instructions

  1. Cook fava beans in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender, about 4 minutes. Using a mesh sieve, transfer to a colander set in a bowl of ice water. Drain and peel. Combine lemon juice, 2 Tbsp. oil, and half of fava beans in a medium bowl and lightly mash with a fork. Stir in remaining fava beans; season with kosher salt and pepper.
  2. Combine cucumbers and vinegar in a medium bowl; season with kosher salt. Let sit until slightly softened, 10 –12 minutes.
  3. Prepare a grill for medium-high, indirect heat (for a charcoal grill, bank coals on one side of grill; for a gas grill, leave one or two burners off); lightly oil grate. Working with 1 piece of dough at a time, gently stretch to about a 10x8" oval. Grill over direct heat, turning and rotating as needed, until bread is stiff and both sides are lightly charred, about 3 minutes total. Move to indirect heat to keep warm while you grill the remaining piece of dough.
  4. Transfer flatbreads to a work surface. Tear burrata into pieces and divide between flatbreads; top with fava bean mixture, cucumbers, and basil. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, sea salt, and pepper.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Sesame Seeds, Lemon, Basil.

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