Why “farmer’s market?” Because this is the perfect salad to throw in whatever produce you find at the farmer’s market – just buy what’s fresh and cheap, and throw it in this salad. All you really need is quinoa and some kind of citrus for vinaigrette.
Not all of my ingredients are from the farmer’s market. But the very-exciting fava beans and blood oranges are, and they’re kind of the stars of the dish.
serves 4
handful of fava beans (about 3/4 C shelled)
1 ear of corn
2 small blood oranges
1 navel orange
2 small tomatoes, chopped**
1/4 small red onion, thinly sliced
2 scallions, thinly sliced
2 C cooked quinoa
juice of 1/2 lemon (or 1 small one)
2 t olive oil
pinch salt & pepper
*mine are bitty; one normal-sized one would be enough
** these aren’t in the salad in the pictures – my tomatoes went bad 🙁
Got a bit of prep work for this one! But it’s delicious and worth it. And it’s good at any temperature, so do the prep work whenever you like, even a day or two ahead of time, and you can whip together a quick cold salad.
Fava beans prep: Bring a saucepan with a few cups of water to a boil. Shell the beans. Toss them in the boiling water just for a minute, then remove and dunk in some ice water to stop from cooking. Set aside.
Corn prep: Cook the corn however you prefer (or eat raw). I barbequed it for a smoky char.
Oranges prep: segment both types of oranges. To segment an orange, cut off both ends (the one where the stem was and the side opposite it). Set the orange on one of those ends and, using a paring knife, cut the rind off the whole orange. Over a large bowl, use the paring knife to cut in between the white membranes that separate each orange piece. You’ll have a beautiful little orange segment.
Squeeze the leftover orange juice into the bowl too – we’re going to use the juice from the oranges to make the dressing. Take the orange pieces out and set aside. We’ll use the juice to make a super simple citrus vinaigrette to go with this beautiful salad. Mix with lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Combine all ingredients into one bowl!
Nutrition facts per serving: Calories: 230; Calories from Fat: 40; Total Fat: 4.5g; Saturated Fat: 0.6g; Total Carbohydrates: 41.3g; Dietary Fiber: 8.3g; Sugars: 11.1g; Protein: 8.9g
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