Broad Beans, Spring Onions and Cilantro Salad

This broad bean salad is a simple and flavorful dish that uses blanched broad beans, spring onions, cilantro leaves, and a simple vinaigrette. It's nutritious and super easy to make, and can be enjoyed as a light yet satisfying plant-based meal, side dish, or appetizer when served with some homemade bread. It's a great addition to any meal.

300 g Podded broad beans, fresh or frozen
2 Spring onions, sliced on diagonal
2 tbsp Chopped parsley
Sprouts, to garnish (optional)
1 clove Garlic, peeled and crushed
1 Chilli pepper, deseeded and chopped
2 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
2 tsp Freshly squeezed lemon juice

Bring a medium pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add shelled beans to the boiling water and blanch for 2 minutes. Remove and cool in iced water or under cold running water.
Remove the skins from the broad beans by splitting them with your fingernail and slipping out the bean.
Place the broad beans, spring onions, and parsley in a bowl.
Mix the garlic, chilli, olive oil and lemon juice together and drizzle over the vegetables. Toss gently. Taste and season. Garnish with sprouts if using.

23 comments:

DeniseinVA 3/7/24 13:05: Hello Angie, great to be visiting again. I have missed your delicious looking recipes.
speedy70 3/7/24 13:51: Ottimo, adoro queste preparazioni!!!
Tom 3/7/24 13:59: ...broad bean is new for me. This looks like fresh, warm weather treat.
Lola Martínez 3/7/24 14:26: Me gustan las habas frescas, pero no las he puesto nunca en una ensalada, no he tenido costumbre. Así como las presentas, tan bien acompañadas y con esa vinagreta, se ven muy ricas. Ahora en verano es lo que apetece.
DEZMOND 3/7/24 15:05: We do not have those beans here, but they sure do look gorgeous in that colour
Brian's Home Blog 3/7/24 15:24: I don't recall ever having broad beans but they sure look good!
Bill 3/7/24 16:59: broad beans are new to me.
Emma Loabez 3/7/24 18:31: Hello Angie! I see that you are an enthusiast of vegetables, raw and cooked. I am not a vegetarian, but at home the daily salad cannot be missing.
You have a very visually pleasing recipe, sure to be delicious.
Happy summer. Kisses.
Jesse Gabriel 3/7/24 19:22: Ein ganz toller, einfacher aber sehr leckerer Salat, hier in Deutschland fehlt leider nur der Sommer, es sind nur 16 Grad, es fühlt sich fast so an, als wäre es schon Herbst, man bekommt schon lust auf Kürbis.
Liebe Grüße,
Gabriel
Cooking Julia 3/7/24 23:41: A nice name for a great salad.
roentare 4/7/24 00:09: Cilantro or coriander is always my favorite
Lowcarb team member 4/7/24 00:39: A good looking summer salad suggestion.

All the best Jan
Citu 4/7/24 01:39: Rica ensalada, gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
savorthebest 4/7/24 02:18: What a lovely salad, looks delicious
Balvinder 4/7/24 05:31: It looks absolutely delicious.
Margaret D 4/7/24 07:02: I love newly fresh young broad beans that we have in our spring time Angie. This recipe sounds ideal for me.
babYpose 4/7/24 08:00: Looks so refreshing, love to have beans in salad, plant based protein is always good.
eileeninmd 4/7/24 11:59: Pretty salad, looks so colorful and healthy!
Take care, have a great day!
David M. Gascoigne, 4/7/24 12:46: I haven’t had broad beans in years. I think I am overdue.
Królowa Karo 4/7/24 21:47: Perfect for summer!
The Velvet Runway 5/7/24 12:41: This looks really delicious and perfect for summer!
Julia x
tigerfish 9/7/24 03:42: Love broad beans but not able to have them as often as we wish to because only the frozen ones are available for podded, and they are also not widely seen in the grocery stores.
Anonymous 11/7/24 01:48: What a gorgeous and fresh salad! I love it! David