Recipe for asparagus empanadas with fava beans, peas and goat cheese

Recipe for asparagus empanadas with fava beans, peas and goat cheese

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Asparagus empanadas filled with asparagus, fava beans, fresh peas, goat cheese and thyme. Serve the empanadas with a balsamic chimichurri sauce.

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Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup finely diced white onion (about 2 ounces or ¼ of a large white onion)
  • ½ lb of asparagus (about ½ medium sized bunch, washed and cut into 1-1 ½ inch pieces)
  • 1 cup of twice peeled fava beans (about 5 ounces)
  • 1 cup of fresh shelled green peas (about 5 ounces)
  • 4 ounces of goat cheese (crumbled)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme (can be replaced with ½ tablespoon of dried thyme)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 12-15 empanada discs (use homemade dough or store-bought empanada discs)
  • 1 egg (whisked - to be used as egg wash)
  • Balsamic chimichurri sauce

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