Recipes & Cooking Dinner & Meal Ideas Salads Middle Eastern Fresh Fava Bean Salad 4.3 (8) Add your rating & review By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Jason Donnelly Prep Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 10 mins Total Time: 45 mins Servings: 6 Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 pound fresh fava beans (3-1/4 cups) 3 tablespoon olive oil 2 tablespoon lemon juice ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper 1 clove garlic, minced 1 cup chopped cucumber 1 cup chopped tomato 3 tablespoon snipped fresh parsley Salt Pepper ½ cup crumbled feta cheese 2 tablespoon capers, drained Directions Shell fresh fava beans (remove outer pods). You should have about 2 cups. In a medium saucepan cook shelled beans, uncovered, in enough boiling water to cover for 1 minute; drain. Transfer to cold water; drain. To remove outer skin, peel it back with your thumbnail and pop out the bean. In a medium saucepan cook beans, uncovered, in boiling water about 10 minutes or until tender; drain. Let cool. In a large bowl whisk together oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and garlic. Stir in cooled beans, cucumber, tomato, and parsley. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Divide bean mixture among 6 salad plates. Top each serving with feta cheese and capers. Makes 6 servings. Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 185 Calories 9g Fat 18g Carbs 9g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 6 Calories 185 % Daily Value * Total Fat 9g 12% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 8mg 3% Sodium 578mg 25% Total Carbohydrate 18g 7% Protein 9g 18% Vitamin C 14.2mg 16% Calcium 80.8mg 6% Iron 0.4mg 2% *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.