Community Supported Agriculture

I love hearing what CSA members are doing with the produce they receive in the weekly box! Please send in your recipes and I will post them.

Thanks Christie for sharing what sounds like a delicious and simple fava recipe!

Fava Bean Salad

Fava Beans

Ricotta Salata (available at Whole Foods or Specialty stores)

Lemon Zest

Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

Pinch of Cayenne Pepper

Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Directions:

1. Take the fava beans out of the pods. I used the two bags of fava beans from the past two weeks. Boil a large pot of water. Once the water is boiling, place two hefty handfuls of salt in the water. Blanche the beans for about five minutes.

2. While the fava beans are in the pot, prepare an ice bath by placing ice cubes and cold water in a large mixing bowl.  Once the beans are done, transfer them into the icebath (either drain the beans in a collander or use a spider to get them out of the pot).

3. Allow the beans to cool so that you can take them out of the membrane. Once you remove the beans from the membrane, place them into a separate mixing bowl. Once you have all the fava beans, crumble the ricotta salata (I probably used 1-2 oz. for two weeks worth of beans) into the mixing bowl. Add about 1 tsp. lemon zest (I used the lemon from this week’s bag) and squeeze 1-2 tsp. lemon juice.

4. Add olive oil, the pinch of cayenne pepper and toss the mixture together. Add salt and pepper to taste (the ricotta is salty on its own).

5. Enjoy!

Best,

Christie