Fresh Green Bean Salad With Basil And Tomatoes
Serves: 3
Carolyne Schoen
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
52
Spice
50
Sweetness
58
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
680 g
Green Bean (fresh)1 tbsp
Sugar4 sprigs
Basil (fresh, for garnish)1 clove
Garlic1
Shallot2 tbsps
Water1.5 tsps
Salt2 tbsps
Dijon MustardDirections:
1
Leave the pointed tips on the green beans, but snap off the stem tips
2
Wash
3
Bring a large pot of water to a boil
4
Add the sugar and 1 tablespoon salt
5
Drop in the green beans and cook until crisp-tender, about 6 to 7 minutes
6
Drain the beans and plunge them into ice water to stop cooking
7
Drain well and refrigerate
8
When ready to serve, toss the green beans with 1/3 cup of the dressing in a large mixing bowl
9
Taste and add more dressing or salt as needed
10
Pile the beans high in the center of a large white platter
11
Arrange the tomato slices overlapping around the edge
12
Sprinkle the tomatoes with remaining salt and drizzle 3 tablespoons of the dressing on top of them
13
Garnish with basil sprigs
14
Serve immediately
15
Turn on the processor fitted with the steel blade and drop the garlic and shallot down the feed tube onto the spinning blade to mince
16
Add the water, salt, pepper, mustard, and sugar
17
With the processor running, slowly drizzle in the oil
18
Add the basil leaves and coarsely chop with several on/off pulses