We could not find any baby artichokes or fava beans in our part of South Florida, we did find frozen edamame, so that is what we used.
You can make one large salad or compose them individually. In either case try to sketch out what is going where. It makes it much easier.
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4 large, ripe tomatoes
salt
2 clove garlic, peeled and halved
2 small cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced
4 spring onions, or 1 small red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1 cup/180g peeled fava beans or baby artichoke (you don’t need to cook them)
2/3 cup/110g small black olives, preferably Niçoise olives, unpitted
1 green or red bell pepper cut into either thin strips or medium dice
1 head of lettuce, torn or shredded (we like Boston or Bibb)
4 boiled eggs, peeled and cut either into 4 wedges each or in half
6 tablespoons/90ml extra virgin olive oil
Small handful chopped fresh basil
Small handful chopped flat-leaf parsley
freshly ground black pepper
8 anchovy fillets or a 6 ounce (180g) tin of oil packed tuna
Rub the clove of garlic all over the insides of a wooden salad bowl, or if making individual salads, you can crush the clove and let it flavour the oil. Cut the tomatoes into wedges and put them in a colander. Sprinkle them with salt, and let them drain for a few minutes while you arrange the salad. Place lettuce in a bowl or individual chilled plates. Arrange the cucumber, onions, fava beans, olives, peppers and tomatoes on the lettuce. Mix the olive oil with the herbs and a bit of salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes to the bowl or plates. If using tuna drain and toss with herbed oil. Arrange on salad. Place the eggs on top of the salad and drape one anchovy fillet over each piece. Drizzle the salad with the herbed and seasoned olive oil.
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