Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon leaves
  • 2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives (wash and dry before chopping)
  • 2 pounds fresh fava beans, shelled (about 1 cup)
  • 1 pound thin asparagus, trimmed and cut diagonally into 2-inch pieces
  • 1 pound medium shrimp (about 30), shelled and deveined
  • 3 cups mache* (lamb's-lettuce), rinsed and dried
  • 1 1/2 cups frisee* (French curly endive), rinsed and dried
  • Garnish: 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
  • *available at specialty produce markets and some supermarkets

Method

  • In a small bowl whisk together honey, mustard, lime juice, and tarragon.
  • Add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Dressing may be prepared up to this point 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
  • Bring dressing to room temperature before proceeding.
  • Stir in chives.
  • Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water.
  • In a large saucepan of boiling salted water cook favas until crisp-tender, about 2 1/2 minutes, and transfer with a slotted spoon to ice water to stop cooking.
  • Drain favas in a colander and gently peel away outer skins.
  • Transfer favas to a large serving bowl.
  • Have ready another large bowl of ice and cold water.
  • Return water in pan to a boil and cook asparagus until crisp-tender, about 3 1/2 minutes.
  • Transfer asparagus with slotted spoon to ice water to stop cooking.
  • Drain asparagus in colander and pat dry with paper towels.
  • Return water in pan to a boil and cook shrimp until just cooked through, about 2 minutes.
  • Transfer shrimp with slotted spoon to paper towels to cool.
  • In bowl with favas, toss together 1/3 cup dressing, asparagus, shrimp, mache, frisee, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Drizzle salad with some of remaining dressing and garnish with chives.