Salad of Fresh Fava Beans with Pecorino Romano Cheese

Ingredients

 * 2 lb fresh fava beans (to yield about 8 oz shelled)
 * 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
 * salt and fresh ground pepper
 * juice of 1 lemon
 * 10 tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
 * 1 head baby lettuce (such as - Boston or Bibb lettuce|bibb]]), washed and dried
 * 1 bunch watercress washed and dried
 * 6 oz Pecorino Romano cheese, cut in 1" cubes 1

Directions

 * 1) Bring water to boil in a saucepan.
 * 2) Add the shelled fava beans and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes.
 * 3) Drain and, when cool enough to handle, pinch off and discard the outer skin from each bean.
 * 4) Place the shallots in a small bowl, add salt and pepper and stir in the lemon juice to dissolve the salt.
 * 5) Slowly whisk in the olive oil.
 * 6) Line a platter or 4 salad plates with lettuce.
 * 7) Arrange watercress and fava beans atop the lettuce.
 * 8) Drizzle on vinaigrette and the cubes of pecorino over all.