Succotash Salad
- 4 ears sweet corn
- 2 cups fresh or frozen shell beans, shelled (limas, favas, purple hull or soy beans)
- 3 medium tomatoes, skinned, seeded, and roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup basil, coarsely chopped
- 3 tablespoons lime juice
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Bring a large pot of water to boil, and blanch corn for two minutes.
- Remove, and reserve.
- Boil beans in same water until just soft, about 13 to 18 minutes.
- Strain beans, run them under cold water for a minute and reserve.
- Cut corn from cob, and combine with beans, tomatoes and basil in a large bowl.
- Whisk together lime juice, olive oil, mustard, salt and pepper until emulsified, pour dressing over salad and toss.
- Toss again before serving.
corn, shell beans, tomatoes, basil, lime juice, olive oil, mustard, salt
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6361 (may not work)