Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  3             pounds  fresh fava beans -- shelled and peeled
  2        tablespoons  salt
  5          1" slices  baguette or good french bread
  3             cloves  garlic -- peeled
     1/4           cup  extra virgin olive oil
  4        tablespoons  sherry vinegar
  1                cup  chicken stock -- cooled
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
  1                     ripe cantaloupe

Preparation:

Bring 3 quarts water to boil in a 6 quart saucepan and add 2 tablespoons of salt. Add fava beans and cook until tender, 1 to 1.5 minutes. Drain favas and refresh in an ice bath. Remove crust from bread and soak 2 minutes in water. Remove bread from water and press dry. Place bread, beans, garlic, olive oil and vinegar into a food processor and blend until smooth. With motor running, drizzle cook chicken stock into mixture in a thin stream. Season with salt and pepper and refrigerate. Cut melon in half and remove seeds. using a melon baller, form entire melon into 1/2 inch balls. Pour cool coup into chilled bowls and garnish with melon balls.

Nutritional Information:

130 Calories (kcal); 14g Total Fat; (93% calories from fat); trace Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 3735mg Sodium