Fava and Butter Bean Salad Recipe

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Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr20 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Fava and Butter Bean Salad Recipe

Ingredients

1 ½ cups shelled fava beans

½ lemon

juiced

or more to taste

1 clove garlic

crushed

1 pinch red pepper flakes

or to taste

salt and ground black pepper to taste

¼ cup olive oil

divided

1 (14 ounce) jar butter beans

rinsed and drained

½ cup diced roasted red peppers

2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the fava beans and cook until skins are translucent and easy to pull away about 6 minutes. Transfer beans with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice water; cool to room temperature 1 to 2 minutes. Squeeze each bean at one end to remove the bean from it's skin; discard skins and reserve beans.

Step 2

Whisk lemon juice garlic red pepper flakes salt and black pepper together in a large bowl; slowly whisk 2 tablespoons olive oil into lemon juice mixture until dressing is thick and emulsified.

Step 3

Stir fava beans butter beans roasted red peppers and mint into dressing; toss to coat beans completely. Drizzle remaining olive oil over the top and season salad with salt and black pepper. Cover and refrigerate until flavors blend at least 1 hour.

Nutritional Information

Fava and Butter Bean Salad Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 392.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 19.8g 40%

Carbohydrates: 47.5g 15%

Dietary Fiber: 17.4g 70%

Sugars: 4.9g

Fat: 14.6g 22%

Saturated Fat: 2.1g 10%

Vitamin A Iu: 1254.2IU 25%

Niacin Equivalents: 4mg 30%

Vitamin B6: 0.2mg 14%

Vitamin C: 19.2mg 32%

Folate: 239.8mcg 60%

Calcium: 95.5mg 10%

Iron: 5.2mg 29%

Magnesium: 108.9mg 39%

Potassium: 614mg 17%

Sodium: 490.9mg 20%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 32%

Calories From Fat: 131.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.