Broad Beans on toast

Simple lunch, but oh so tasty. Broad beans must are rapidly going out of season, but if you can still find any - make this. (You can sometimes find frozen, too.)

First, you need a lot of broad beans. A LOT. They're mostly pod. Say that you want at least 200 ml of shelled broad beans, and I think we had nearly a kilo to start with. (Sorry, didn't pay exact attention.)

Shell all those beans, and cook them in rapidly boiling water for 4-5 minutes. Cool them in cold water, then cut a tiny slit into each bean and slip off the skin.

Toss the naked beans with the juice of one lemon, a teaspoon of sambal oelek or other spicy chili paste, a little salt, and perhaps a tablespoon of finely chopped cilantro if you happen to have it.

Toast some bread. Spread with cream cheese, then mound on the broad beans. Top with a slice of air-cured ham - we had serrano ham. (It's obviously fine to skip the ham, for a totally veggie toast.)

Enjoy!