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Cold Bób Salad (Fava Bean, Broad Bean)

July 15, 2011 by Lois Britton 10 Comments

A light and healthy Bób Sałatki, Polish Broad Bean Salad; the Polish is pronounced Boob Sa-WAT-key. Tender, colorful gems dressed in fresh herbs. I’d never seen fava beans until I came across them in Piotr i Paweł, my neighborhood supermarket.
Bób Sałatki Polish Broad Bean Salad

This recipe comes from my friend, Gosia.  Gosia knows that I like to cook and has been giving me pointers on Polish cooking. She emailed to ask if I’d seen bób (broad or fava beans) which were in season and had just made their annual summer appearance in the markets.  Her timing was uncanny.

I had purchased a packet, thinking they might be fresh lima beans, and cooked them that afternoon.  Gosia’s cool, bright green bean salad is a much better use of bób than my experimentation.

Originally, I didn’t include an amount for the beans. I’m guessing the packing had 2 cups, but it’s a salad, proportions need not be exact. If you have 2 1/2 cups, toss them it. 🙂

I’ve read some recipes online that say don’t bother peeling the beans. Peeling the beans does take a bit of time, but it’s well worth it.  I didn’t the first time I cooked them, and I wish I had.

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The skins are very tough, removing them reveals a tender bean and lets the vibrant, green color show.  Two of Gosia’s sons still live at home, and she says if you can recruit helpers, it goes very quickly. I hope you have helpers too when you’re making Bób Sałatki, or Polish Broad Bean Salad!

broad bean with an herbal dressing

Smacznego!

Lois

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Cold Bób Salad (Fava Bean, Broad Bean)

  • Author: Polish Housewife
  • Prep Time: 20 min
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: Serves 3-4 1x
  • Category: Vegetable
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Polish
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Description

A light and tasty summer side dish


Ingredients

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  • 2 cups bób, fresh fava or broad beans
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup diced fresh herbs (I used chives, parsley, basil, thyme, mint, and dill)

Instructions

  1. Boil the beans in salted water until tender, 5 – 10 minutes, drain
  2. Using a sharp knife, make a small slit in the skin of each bean; peel and discard the skin
  3. Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and herbs
  4. Gently toss the peeled beans with dressing and chill

Keywords: Polish bób broad bean fava salad

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Lois Britton

An accountant by trade and a food blogger since 2009, Lois Britton fell in love with Polish cuisine during the years she lived in Poznań, Poland. As the creator of PolishHousewife.com,  she loves connecting readers with traditional Polish recipes. Lois has a graduate certificate in Food Writing and Photography from the University of South Florida. She is the author of The Polish Housewife Cookbook, available on Amazon and on her website.

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Comments

  1. Anula

    July 15, 2011 at 9:25 am

    I love bob (or bober hwo we call it in our family). I can’t get it here though… 🙁 Your salad looks great!
    Pozdrowienia. Anula.

    Reply
  2. Lois B

    July 15, 2011 at 12:20 pm

    Anula – We saw them on a restaurant brunch menu too. I’m curious and would like to find out how they fixer them too.

    Pozdrowienia!

    Reply
  3. livinglearningeating

    July 16, 2011 at 6:15 pm

    Are you still abroad? If so, please post more local food pics and reviews! I looooove travel (even vicariously!)

    Reply
  4. Lois B

    July 16, 2011 at 8:07 pm

    livinglearningeating – I’m with you about loving travel; we’re in Poland until Jan 2013. Check out my Polish category for past recipes and restaurants. The food is wonderful here. A new Polish recipe every Friday!

    Reply
  5. orangemonk3y

    July 18, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    That recipe sounds interesting. ^^

    Reply
  6. Klaudia

    June 25, 2014 at 9:27 am

    Lois,

    I make a similar salad but add some chopped potatoes to make it more juicy (plus a bit of garlic). And I peel bób after I cook it. I just squeeze a bean a bit and it just pops out of the skin.

    Klaudia

    Reply
    • polishhousewife

      June 25, 2014 at 12:52 pm

      Oh, Klaudia, that sounds really good too!

      Reply
      • Klaudia

        June 26, 2014 at 1:13 pm

        Ooops, I’ve just spotted I made a mistake in my comment: I meant fresh tomatoes, not potatoes! 🙂
        But I still cook bób first and then peel it.

        Klaudia

        Reply

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