Ingredients

• 200 g fava beans (weight after cooking and peeling, about 2 cups)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• salad mix or lettuce with arugula or arugula
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 small long bell pepper
• 1/2 young onion or 2 scallions
• 1/3 cup black olives
• 150 g feta or salad cheese
• 5 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano

Preparation

1. Drop the fava beans into salted boiling water and cook until tender (about 10 - 30 minutes, depending on whether they're young or mature). Drain, peel and measure out the amount needed. Drizzle with lemon juice.
2. Arrange the lettuce in salad bowls, add the fava beans.
3. Blanch the tomatoes, peel, cut into cubes and add to the salad.
4. Add diced bell pepper and onion cut into strips or chopped scallion.
5. Season everything with salt and pepper and mix gently, fluffing it up.
6. Add halved olives and diced feta.
7. Drizzle with olive oil mixed with oregano. Season with more salt if needed.