Fava, Pea, and Radish Salad
Seek out fresh fava beans for this salad—they’re a seasonal treat worth the time spent peeling and blanching.
Ingredients
- ½ pound fresh peas blanched
- ½ pound shelled fava beans blanched
- 1 bunch radishes thinly sliced
- ½ cup toasted hazelnuts skins removed and roughly chopped
- ¼ cup grated parmesan cheese
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Sea salt to taste
- Ground black pepper to taste
- 2 to 3 tablespoons roughly torn fresh mint leaves from 2 to 3 sprigs mint
- 1 cup ricotta
Instructions
- Toss the first 5 ingredients with lemon juice and olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Add mint leaves and toss gently to combine.
- Divide salad and ricotta among 4 plates and serve.