Mike'S Fresh Green Bean Salad
- Dressing
- 1 tablespoon white balsamic vinegar
- 1 dash sea salt or 1 dash other coarse salt
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves (finely diced)
- 1/2 cup shallot (finely diced)
- Salad
- 1/2 lb tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon sea salt or 1 teaspoon other coarse salt, to sprinkle over tomatoes
- 1/2 lb green beans
- 2 tablespoons flat-leaf Italian parsley (finely minced)
- Make dressings about an hour before serving.
- Whisk the salt and vinegar together in a small bowl and set aside (room temperature).
- Put the olive oil in a small jar with a lid, adding the garlic and shallots (room temperature).
- Peel, seed, and coarsely chop tomatoes, and put in colander and sprinkle lightly with salt.
- Allow tomatoes to drain.
- Clean beans, break into bite size, and blanch 4-6 minutes.
- Plunge beans into ice water to stop cooking for 2 minutes.
- Drain, dry, wrap in towel.
- When ready to serve, add the vinegar to the olive oil mix, cover, and shake vigorously.
- Put beans in chilled bowl, pour dressing over beans, and toss.
- Add the drained tomatoes.
- Garnish with the parsley and correct the seasoning.
- Serve.
dressing, white balsamic vinegar, salt, olive oil, garlic, shallot, salad, tomatoes, salt, green beans, flatleaf italian parsley
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/mikes-fresh-green-bean-salad-327131 (may not work)