Name: Fava Bean Salad with Roasted-Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 32 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 head garlic; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 3 tbsp red wine vinegar; ¾ tsp coarse salt; ¼ tsp red pepper flakes; ¾ cup walnuts; freshly ground pepper; 1 lb fresh fava beans; 2 cups fresh corn kernels; 1 medium cucumber; ½ cup red onion; 2 tbsp fresh flat leaf parsley; 2 oz feta cheese

Fava Bean Salad with Roasted-Garlic Vinaigrette Recipe

How To Make Fava Bean Salad with Roasted-Garlic Vinaigrette

Whip up a fiber and protein rich side dish in this fava bean salad recipe, made with corn, cucumber, and feta cheese, tossed in a garlic vinaigrette.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 32 minutes

Total: 42 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Vinaigrette:

1headgarlic
1tbspextra virgin olive oil
3tbspred wine vinegar
¾tspcoarse salt
¼tspred pepper flakes
¾cupwalnuts
freshly ground pepper,to taste

For Salad:

1lbfresh fava beans,shucked
2cupsfresh corn kernels
1medium cucumber
½cupred onion
2tbspfresh flat leaf parsley,chopped
2ozfeta cheese

Instructions

Vinaigrette:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Drizzle garlic with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap in parchment, then in foil.
Bake for about 30 minutes until soft. Squeeze garlic from skins. Mash until smooth.
Whisk together the remaining ingredients with 1 tablespoon of the roasted garlic and remaining oil.

Salad:

Prepare an ice-water bath. Cook beans in a large pot of boiling water for 2 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer beans to ice-water bath. Let cool completely, and remove with the slotted spoon.
Cook the corn in same pot for 1 minute, and drain in a colander. Peel thin shells off beans.
Toss the cucumber, onion, parsley, feta, beans, and corn with the vinaigrette.
Serve and enjoy.