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

Name: Recipe for asparagus empanadas with fava beans, peas and goat cheese
Ingredients: Asparagus goat cheese filling; 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; Empanada assembly; 12-15 empanada discs, use homemade dough or store-bought empanada discs; 1 egg, whisked - to be used as egg wash; Dipping sauce suggestion:; Balsamic chimichurri sauce

Recipe for asparagus empanadas with fava beans, peas and goat cheese was pinched from <a href="http://laylita.com/recipes/2013/06/02/asparagus-empanadas-with-fava-beans-peas-and-goat-cheese/" target="_blank">laylita.com.</a>

INGREDIENTS

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Asparagus goat cheese filling

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2 tablespoons butter

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½ cup finely diced white onion, about 2 ounces or ¼ of a large white onion

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½ lb of asparagus, about ½ medium sized bunch, washed and cut into 1-1 ½ inch pieces

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1 cup of twice peeled fava beans, about 5 ounces

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1 cup of fresh shelled green peas, about 5 ounces

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4 ounces of goat cheese, crumbled

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1 tablespoon fresh chopped thyme, can be replaced with ½ tablespoon of dried thyme

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Salt and pepper to taste

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Empanada assembly

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12-15 empanada discs, use homemade dough or store-bought empanada discs

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1 egg, whisked - to be used as egg wash

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Dipping sauce suggestion:

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Balsamic chimichurri sauce

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