Green Beans With Toasted Walnuts And Dried-Cherry Vinaigrette

• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup minced shallots
• 3 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons Sherry wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper plus additional (for sprinkling)
• 1/3 cup dried tart cherries
• 1 1/2 pounds trimmed slender green beans (such as haricots verts)
• 1/2 cup walnuts,
• , chopped

1. Whisk first 6 ingredients and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in small bowl. Mix in dried cherries; set aside. DO AHEAD:
2. Fill large bowl with water and ice; set aside. Cook green beans in large pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain. Transfer to bowl with ice water; cool. Drain. DO AHEAD:
3. Toss green beans, walnuts, and vinaigrette in large bowl. DO AHEAD:

extravirgin olive oil, shallots, sherry wine vinegar, fresh mint, coarse kosher salt, sugar, black pepper, cherries, trimmed slender green beans, walnuts

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/green-beans-with-toasted-walnuts-and-dried-cherry-vinaigrette-361791 (may not work)