Shrimp, Fava Bean, and Asparagus Salad
- 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves
- 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives (wash and dry before chopping)
- 2 pounds fresh fava beans, shelled (about 1 cup)
- 1 pound thin asparagus, trimmed and cut diagonally into 2-inch pieces
- 1 pound medium shrimp (about 30), shelled and deveined
- 3 cups mache* (lamb's-lettuce), rinsed and dried
- 1 1/2 cups frisee* (French curly endive), rinsed and dried
- Garnish: 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
- *available at specialty produce markets and some supermarkets
- In a small bowl whisk together honey, mustard, lime juice, and tarragon.
- Add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified, and season with salt and pepper.
- Dressing may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
- Bring dressing to room temperature before proceeding.
- Stir in chives.
- Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water.
- In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook favas until crisp-tender, about 2 1/2 minutes, and transfer with a slotted spoon to ice water to stop cooking.
- Drain favas in a colander and gently peel away outer skins.
- Transfer favas to a large serving bowl.
- Have ready another large bowl of ice and cold water.
- Return water in pan to a boil and cook asparagus until crisp-tender, about 3 1/2 minutes.
- Transfer asparagus with slotted spoon to ice water to stop cooking.
- Drain asparagus in colander and pat dry with paper towels.
- Return water in pan to a boil and cook shrimp until just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
- Transfer shrimp with slotted spoon to paper towels to cool.
- In bowl with favas, toss together 1/3 cup dressing, asparagus, shrimp, mache, frisee, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Drizzle salad with some of remaining dressing and garnish with chives.
honey, mustard, lime juice, tarragon, extravirgin olive oil, fresh chives, fava beans, thin, shrimp, mache, frisee, fresh chives
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/shrimp-fava-bean-and-asparagus-salad-13700 (may not work)