Flatbread with Fava Beans, Cucumbers, and Burrata

Name: Flatbread with Fava Beans, Cucumbers, and Burrata
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 2 cups shelled fava beans (from about 2 pounds pods); 1 Kosher salt; 1 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1 2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for grill; 1 Freshly ground black pepper; 1 2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced; 1 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar; 1 1/2 Garlic-Herb Naan or 1 pound store-bought pizza dough, room temperature, halved; 1 2 (8-ounce) balls burrata or fresh mozzarella, drained; 1 Basil leaves (for serving); 1 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds; 1 Flaky sea salt

From the kitchen of Carly

Charred flatbread topped with buttery fava bean mash, cool pickled cucumbers, and creamy burrata. The contrast of warm bread, tender beans, and bright acidity makes this a light but deeply satisfying meal that tastes far more impressive than it is to make.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

12 cups shelled fava beans (from about 2 pounds pods)
1Kosher salt
12 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
12 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for grill
1Freshly ground black pepper
12 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced
12 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
11/2 Garlic-Herb Naan or 1 pound store-bought pizza dough, room temperature, halved
12 (8-ounce) balls burrata or fresh mozzarella, drained
1Basil leaves (for serving)
11 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
1Flaky sea salt

Instructions

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.
Combine cucumbers and vinegar in a medium bowl; season with kosher salt. Let sit until slightly softened, 10–12 minutes.
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.
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.
Fava beans can be cooked 3 days ahead. Cover and chill.