Fava Bean and Red Onion Salad

Description
Fava Bean and Red Onion Salad from the Public Health Cookbook by the Seattle & King County Department of Public Health—original source of recipe, public domain government resource
 * Serves: 4

Ingredients

 * 1 red onion, thinly sliced
 * 12 oz. fava beans in pods
 * ⅔ cup plain low fat yogurt
 * 1 teaspoon fresh mint, chopped
 * 1 garlic clove, sliced
 * ½ cucumber, peeled and sliced

Directions

 * 1) To reduce pungency of onions, rinse slices briefly under running cold water and drain well.
 * 2) Shell the favas and discard the pods.
 * 3) In a medium saucepan, bring 2 quarts water to a boil and boil fava beans for 8 minutes or until tender.
 * 4) Drain beans and rinse under cold water. Pierce the favas and squeeze them out of their outer white skins.
 * 5) In a small bowl, combine yogurt, mint, garlic and cucumber. Add beans and onion and toss until well-coated then serve.