Recipes Charred Fava Bean Salad with Lemon and Tarragon 4.0 (1) 1 Review It's impossible to grill tiny favas, but the sweet-starchy beans get a similar smoky flavor when they're charred quickly in a hot skillet. Jean-Georges Vongerichten tosses the charred beans with garlic, jalapeño, tarragon and cubes of cheese for a warm salad. More Salad Recipes By Jean-Georges Vongerichten Jean-Georges Vongerichten Instagram Website Jean-Georges Vongerichten is one of the most famous chefs in the world. The earliest memories Jean-Georges has of his family are food, as he was born and raised in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. After taking part in a work-study program at Auberge de l'Ill, as an apprentice to Chef Paul Haeberlin, he worked for Paul Bocuse and Louis Outhier at L'Oasis in southern France.His influential cooking style has been reflected in restaurants across the world as well as several cookbooks he has published, including Simple Cuisine (Wiley, 1990), Cooking at Home with a Four Star Chef (Broadway Books, 1998), which won the James Beard Foundation's Best Cookbook Award in 1999; and Simple to Spectacular (Broadway Books, 2000), among many more. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 16, 2019 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Lucy Schaeffer Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins Yield: 8 to 10 Ingredients 3 pounds fresh fava beans, shelled (2 1/2 cups) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 large garlic clove, thinly sliced 1 small jalapeño, seeded and minced Salt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium shallot, minced 1/2 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon finely diced Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese 1 tablespoon chopped tarragon Directions Fill a large bowl with ice water. In a large saucepan of boiling salted water, blanch the fava beans for 1 minute. Transfer to the ice water, drain, then peel them. In a small saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Add the garlic and cook over low heat until golden, about 2 minutes. Add the jalapeño and cook for 1 minute longer. Season with salt. In a large skillet, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil until shimmering. Add the fava beans and cook over moderately high heat, without stirring, until blackened, about 1 minute. Transfer to a serving bowl and season with salt. Add the butter to the skillet and cook over moderately high heat until it just starts to brown, about 30 seconds. Add the shallot and cook over low heat until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice and remove from the heat. Add the garlic-jalapeño mixture and warm shallot vinaigrette to the beans along with the cheese and tarragon and toss well to coat. Season the salad with salt and serve. Make Ahead The blanched and peeled fava beans can be refrigerated overnight. Rate it Print