Fava Bean Salad with Pomegranate Vinaigrette & Feta
Makes 4-6 Servings
Ahearty salad of fava beans, herbs, tomatoes & feta brightened with sumac and a pomegranate molasses. Refreshing & delicious!
INGREDIENTS
- 2 lbs Fresh Fava Beans, shelled
- ½ English Cucumber
- ½ cup Mint Leaves
- 1 cup Flat Leaf Parsley Leaves
- 3 1/2oz French Feta, cubed
- 1 cup Cherry or Pear Tomatoes, halved
- Sumac
- Vinaigrette:
- 2 tbsp Pomegranate Molasses
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1/2 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 pinch Salt
DIRECTIONS
1
Blanch the fava beans briefly in boiling water for 1 minute. Then move them into an ice bath to cool.
2
Slit the skin of each bean along the side with a knife, then squeeze the beans out of the skins with your fingers.
3
Halve the English cucumber portion, scoop out the seeds, and cut it into half moons.
4
Make the vinaigrette (how to make a vinaigrette)
5
Roughly chop the mint and parsley leaves together.
6
Toss together the herbs, fava beans, cucumber, tomatoes and feta.
7
Put the salad in bowls and sprinkle it with a little sumac. Serve.