BROAD BEAN SALAD WITH DRIED TOMATOES, FETA CHEESE AND TURMERIC POTATOES
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp olive oil
- 85g/3oz broad beans
- out of their pods
- ½ onion
- sliced
- 100g/3½oz feta cheese
- crumbled
- 125g/4½oz cherry tomatoes
- halved
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 100g/3½oz new potatoes
- sliced
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 25g/1oz butter
- 1 handful fresh parsley
- chopped
- 1 handful fresh basil
- chopped
- 1 handful fresh chives
- chopped
Directions
- Heat two tablespoons of the oil in a pan and lightly fry the broad beans and onion for 6-8 minutes
- or until onions aer softened. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly before stirring in the feta cheese.
- Place half the tomatoes onto a plate and sprinkle over the sugar and salt. Place in the microwave for five minutes on a medium heat
- or until dried. Remove from the microwave
- drizzle over the remaining olive oil and allow to cool before stirring into the onion and broad bean mixture.
- Parboil the new potato slices in boiling salted water seasoned with the ground turmeric for 5-6 minutes
- then drain. Melt the butter in a pan and fry the potatoes for 5-6 minutes
- or until tender and golden-brown.
- To serve
- place the fresh herbs onto a serving plate and pile on the broad bean
- onion
- feta and dried tomato mixture. Scatter over the remaining tomato halves
- arrange the turmeric potatoes around the edge of the plate and drizzle over any remaining oil from the pan.

