Salad of Fresh Fava Beans with Pecorino Romano Cheese

Yields:	4 servings
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	Preparation	30 minutes
	Ready In	30 minutes

Ingredients

2	pounds	fava beans	fresh, (to yield about 8 ounces shelled)
2	each	shallots	&
1	x	salt
1	x	black pepper	fresh ground
1	x	lemon	juice
10	tablespoons	olive oil, extra-virgin
1	each	lettuce	baby, washed and dried
1	bunch	watercress	washed & dried
6	ounces	pecorino romano cheese	cut in 1" cubes

Directions

1. Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Add the Shelled fava beans and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.

Drain and, when cool enough to handle, pinch off and discard the outer skin from each bean.

2. Place the shallots in a small bowl, add salt and pepper and stir.

Slowly whisk in the olive oil.

3. Line a platter or 4 salad plates with lettuce. Arrange watercress and fava beans atop the lettuce.

Drizzle on vinaigrette and the cubes of pecorino over all.

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This is a dish kids will love. My 14 year old stepson would give this 10 stars. It is a good dinner when you don't want to spend much time cooking and have children.

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