How to Use fava bean in a Sentence

fava bean

noun
  • The roots of the fava bean plants add nitrogen to the soil.
    Sunset Magazine, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Could Mari, with some fava beans and a nice berry wine, be next?
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Two pounds of fava bean pods will yield about 2 cups of shelled beans.
    Dallas News, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Drop your fava beans into the salty brew, cook for one minute, and drain.
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Drop your fava beans into the briny brew, cook for one minute, and drain.
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Start with about 5 pounds of fava beans in pods (any less is not worth all the trouble).
    Ben Mims, latimes.com, 8 June 2019
  • The children fished for tadpoles in the stone pond while the rest of us snacked on fava beans and made small talk.
    Jamie Quatro, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2023
  • At this time of year, my favorite thing to eat is: fava beans.
    Charlotte Druckman, WSJ, 3 May 2018
  • To recreate the sausage texture, the R&D team used a mixture of peas, fava beans, and rice.
    Beth Kowitt, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Add the green beans, peas, or fava beans with the asparagus.
    Jill Gibson, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • About 2 minutes before the pasta is done, add the fava beans to the water.
    Jessica Battilana, SFChronicle.com, 28 June 2019
  • The second is that this fava has nothing to do with fava beans.
    Luke Pyenson, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The fava beans sort of mimic the shape of the orecchiette too, nestling neatly in the pasta’s curves as if they’re meant to be there.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2023
  • It’s products are made from six types of legumes — peas, chickpeas, lentils, soy, fava beans and navy beans.
    cleveland, 16 Jan. 2020
  • Fava Beans As a legume, fava beans fix nitrogen in the soil.
    Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
  • The main menu is available around noon, but there are options such as fava beans and eggs before then.
    Lauryn Azu, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2024
  • All this to say, fava beans here in California are like those peas in my home state.
    Ben Mims, latimes.com, 8 June 2019
  • Cook fava beans 5 minutes, until the outer shell puffs and pulls away from bean.
    Ann Maloney, NOLA.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Bean Pasta Black beans, lupin beans, and fava beans have all been used to make types of high-protein pasta.
    Johna Burdeos, Health, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The drinks are simple (get a straight shot) and there's no food save for toasted peanuts and fava beans sold from a roving snack vendor.
    Scarlett Lindeman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
  • Then there were artichokes and fava beans, which were in season.
    Frank Bruni Laura May Todd, New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • On it's own, pecorino goes great with fava beans and salame felino.
    Micaela English, Town & Country, 8 Nov. 2017
  • The old Italian men pass their mornings near the top of the hill, tending thick grapevines and rows of fava beans, smoking crumbling Toscano cigars, staying out of the house.
    Joe Mozingo, latimes.com, 4 June 2018
  • The product's sauce is made from fava bean protein and coconut oil powder.
    Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The gluten-free and dairy-free bar stood out to our experts for its custom protein blend of fava bean protein and brown rice protein.
    Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., Good Housekeeping, 22 Sep. 2022
  • The next iteration of Omar’s tetela will be filled with fresh fava beans and arranged with mushrooms.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
  • If fava beans are difficult to find, lima beans are a great alternative.
    Farideh Sadeghin, Saveur, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Large, round, and flat, lupini beans somewhat resemble fava beans, while their firm, silky texture is similar to edamame.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026
  • In vegetable beds, sow fava beans, peas, mustard, vetch or a mix of cover crop seeds.
    Alice Cason, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
  • After about a month, Mazra will start serving breakfast dishes like shakshuka and ful (a rich stew of fava beans and spices).
    Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2024

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