Warm Spring Vegetable Salad

By Wewah

When asparagus is newly in season, sweet peas are available in the grocer, and you want something unique, try this recipe! Inspiration from Bon Appetit magazine.

Ingredients

• 1 package pre-cooked & peeled fava beans
• 1 bunch of asparagus
• 1 package of sweet peas, ready to microwave (I use the fresh ones in a bag, ready to microwave)
• 1 shallot, sliced thinly
• 4 slices bacon, cooked crisply & crumbled
• 4 T olive oil
• 1 T finely grated Pecorino or Parmesan cheese
• 1 T fresh lemon juice
• 1 T sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

Trim the asparagus & slice into 2" lengths
Drain the fava beans
Cook the peas and then mix them together with the fava beans
Cook & crumble the bacon
Saute' the shallot in 2T olive oil until nicely browned & set aside
Whisk together the lemon juice, sea salt, 2 T olive oil, & Pecorino cheese

Steam the asparagus to taste. Toss the pea & fava bean mix in with the asparagus in the steamer at the last minute. Once all is warm, pour into serving dish.Cover all with the sauce, the shallot & the bacon.