Ingredients

• 400 g fava beans (weight after cooking and peeling)
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 bunch of radishes
• 1 small young onion
• bunch of parsley
• bunch of scallions
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Sauce

• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• a few tablespoons water
• salt, pepper
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup (optional)

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 the skins off and measure out the amount needed.
2. Place the peeled fava beans in a salad bowl and drizzle with lemon juice, mix.
3. Add thinly sliced radishes, onion cut into thin strips, chopped parsley and scallion.
4. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and mix.
5. Prepare the sauce: place the tahini in a bowl, season with salt and pepper, add olive oil, lemon juice and syrup if using. Whisk with a spoon or blend, gradually adding water until you get a smooth, pourable sauce. Drizzle over the salad.