Fava Bean, Radish and Vegan Cheese Salad

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Fava Bean, Radish and Vegan Cheese Salad
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Difficulty:
easy
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Preparation:
25 min.
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Healthy, because

Even smarter

This salad combines nutrients from the vegetables, protein from the beans, and healthy fats from the vegan cheese, making it a wonderful, well-rounded recipe that is suitable for everyone!

If you are not a vegan, you can always use regular cheese. 

Ingredients

for
4
For the dressing
2 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil
2 Tbsps hot water
1 lemon (juiced)
For the salad
2 cups Fava bean (shelled)
3 cups baby Spinach (washed)
2 cups cherry Tomatoes (halved)
1 ½ cups salad Radish (thinly sliced)
1 small Red onion (finely sliced)
½ cup reduced-fat, soft vegan cheese (crumbled)
1 handful Basil
salt
freshly ground peppers
How healthy are the main ingredients?
RadishTomatoSpinacholive oilBasillemon

Preparation steps

1.
For the dressing: Whisk together the olive oil, water, lemon juice, and seasoning in a large mixing bowl.
2.

For the salad: Blanch the fava beans in a large saucepan of salted, boiling water for 2 minutes. Drain well and refresh in iced water.

3.

Drain the fava beans again and pat dry. Add to the bowl of dressing along with the spinach, cherry tomatoes, radishes, and red onion. Toss well to coat and season to taste with salt and pepper.

4.
Spoon onto a serving platter and top with the crumbled cheese and basil leaves.

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