Name: Farmers Market Vegetable Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1/2 pound fresh wax beans or green beans (trimmed); 2 medium ears fresh corn (with corn cut from cob and cobs discarded); 1/3 cup fresh shelled peas; 1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes or teardrop tomatoes; 4 medium radishes (trimmed and sliced thinly); 1 tablespoon minced shallot; Spicy Almonds (recipe below); 1 ounce feta cheese (crumbled); 1/4 cup prepared red wine or balsamic vinaigrette; 1 1/2 cups fresh salad greens such as arugula or watercress

Farmers Market Vegetable Salad

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Total Time 15

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Servings

Ingredients

1/2 pound fresh wax beans or green beans trimmed
2 medium ears fresh corn with corn cut from cob and cobs discarded
1/3 cup fresh shelled peas
1/2 cup halved grape tomatoes or teardrop tomatoes
4 medium radishes trimmed and sliced thinly
1 tablespoon minced shallot
Spicy Almonds recipe below
1 ounce feta cheese crumbled
1/4 cup prepared red wine or balsamic vinaigrette
1 1/2 cups fresh salad greens such as arugula or watercress

Instructions

1 Fill a medium saucepan with 2 inches of water, and place a steamer insert inside2 Bring to a boil, and add beans. 3 Steam, covered, for 3 minutes, then add corn and peas, and steam 2 minutes more, or until beans are tender-crisp. Let cool. 4 Combine in a large bowl with tomatoes, radishes, shallots, almonds and feta. Dress with prepared vinaigrette and serve on salad greens.5 Spicy Almonds: Preheat oven to 350°F. Heat 1 tablespoon unsalted butter in a small skillet.6 As butter melts, stir in 1/8 teaspoon chili powder and 1/8 teaspoon salt. 7 Stir in 1/4 cup roughly chopped almonds. Spread almonds on a baking sheet lined with foil, and bake 10 to 15 minutes, until fragrant. 8 Let cool before placing on salad.
Source: Almond Board of California