Warm broad bean, pancetta and feta salad with a fresh lemon and herb dressing

November 10, 2014 (Last Updated: January 11, 2019)
Warm broad bean, pancetta and feta salad with a fresh lemon and herb dressing recipe

The new season’s flavours of young broad beans and baby leaves tossed with warm pancetta are beautifully balanced with the saltiness of feta.

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Warm broad bean, pancetta and feta salad with a fresh lemon and herb dressing

Serves: 4
Cooking Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

  • Dressing

  • 120ml extra virgin olive oil
  • 60ml (¼ cup) freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 45ml (3 tbsp) fresh herbs (such as mint, basil, parsley or coriander), finely chopped
  • 5ml (1 tsp) brown sugar
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • Salad

  • 300g broad beans
  • 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
  • 150g pancetta, diced
  • 200g baby salad leaves
  • ½ red onion, finely sliced into strips
  • 100g feta

Instructions

1

For the dressing, whisk all the ingredients together and set aside.

2

For the salad, blanch the broad beans in a pot of salted boiling water and shell. Set aside, working quickly so that the beans remain warm.

3

In a separate pan, heat the olive oil and sauté the pancetta until heated through and slightly crisped. Set aside and keep warm.

4

Divide the salad leaves between four bowls. Top with the beans, pancetta, onion and feta. Drizzle with the dressing and serve immediately.

 

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