String Bean Salad

By blum099

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound tiny, fresh green beans, topped and tailed (in other words, remove both ends)
• Handful of small cherry tomatoes, or small heirloom tomatoes if that's what you've got, halved
• 4 medium scallions, thinly sliced
• Sauce Vinaigrette (follows)
• Salt and pepper to taste
• For the Sauce Vinaigrette
• 6 tablespoons good olive oil
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1 clove of garlic (not too big) passed through a press
• Minced herbs, such as basil
• Dump all of the ingredients into a jar with a sealed lid and give them a good shake.
• Put the beans, and the rest of the salad ingredients into a salad bowl and toss with the vinaigrette. Serve

Details

Servings 4

Preparation

Step 1

Toss the beans into a pot of salted and rapidly boiling water and boil them until they turn dark green. This will only take about 3 minutes. Drain them right away and run them under cold water to stop them from cooking further. Set aside while you make the vinaigrette.