Cucumber Salad with Fava Beans has never tasted this refreshing and quick, easy and delicious entree or side dish salad
Packed with ingredients that stimulate circulation and help prevent disease, this recipe is easy to make and one to write in on your summer menus.
Fresh cucumber, fava beans, ancho chili, lemon, saffron and apple cider vinegar are just a few of the delicious ingredients in this quick and easy salad.
For picnics, concerts in the park or an dinner at home, add this simple and flavorful salad to the menu. In this recipe, cucumber is used for its crisp, light flavor and crunchy texture but the mighty cucumber contains silica which helps improve bone density and is known to prevent osteoporosis. Cucumbers also promote anti-aging through the nutritive phytochemical, cucurbitane which also boosts immunity.
Fava beans are a fun bean that is high in fiber, has anti-cancer properties and is a good source of plant-based iron. Other key ingredients to take note of include detoxing cilantro and total wellness promoting apple cider vinegar.
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