Tre Fagioli with Fregola

  • Level: Intermediate
  • Yield: 8 servings
  • Total: 1 hr 30 min (includes cooling time)
  • Active: 1 hr
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Ingredients

Dressing:

3 large shallots, chopped

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 

1/4 cup vegetable oil 

2 tablespoons cider vinegar 

1/4 cup iced tea 

2 1/2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 

2 teaspoons honey 

1/2 teaspoon salt 

Salad:

1 1/2 cup fregola

1/2 pound green beans, trimmed, halved and blanched 

1/2 pound wax beans, trimmed, halved and blanched 

1 cup frozen edamame, thawed 

1 cup cherry tomatoes, quartered 

2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

3/4 teaspoon salt

2 whole burrata, quartered 

Directions

  1. For the dressing: Place the shallots, olive oil and vegetable oil in a small saucepan over low heat. Cook the shallots gently, at barely a bubble, until completely soft, 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
  2. To a food processor, add the cooked shallots and oil, and the cider vinegar, iced tea, mustard, honey and salt. Pulse until the shallots are finely chopped and the dressing is thick. Set aside.
  3. For the salad: Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the fregola and cook for 8 minutes or until cooked through. Drain well, then place in a large bowl. While the fregola is still warm, add the dressing and toss to coat. Allow the fregola to cool slightly before adding the green beans, wax beans, edamame, cherry tomatoes, basil and salt; toss gently to coat.
  4. Divide the salad between 8 plates. Top each with a burrata quarter and serve.

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Gina

This was amazing! I could smell the toasted bits of the fregola while it was cooking and knew the combination of ingredients  was a hit. Burrata is a favorite of mine but I don't think the salad needs it at all, I ate mine off the top and then went back for the salad, one of my guests felt the dressing wasn't really bold enough and for those two reasons I'm giving it 4-Stars but I will be making it again with a couple of tweaks!<br />

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