Wax Bean Salad with Toasted Hazelnuts
- 1/2 cup hazelnuts (about 2 1/2 ounces)
- 1 large garlic clove, lightly smashed
- Salt
- 1 3/4 pounds yellow wax beans, stem ends trimmed
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 medium heads of radicchiohalved, cored and finely shredded
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Preheat the oven to 350.
- Toast the hazelnuts in a small pan for about 15 minutes, or until they are fragrant and the skins blister.
- Transfer the nuts to a dish towel and rub them together to remove the skins.
- Let cool, then coarsely chop.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Add the garlic, 2 tablespoons of salt and the beans and boil the beans until tender, about 7 minutes.
- Drain the beans and garlic and rinse with cold water, then drain again and pat dry with paper towels.
- Cut the beans into 2-inch lengths.
- Mash the cooked garlic to a paste and transfer to a small bowl.
- Stir in the lemon juice and then the olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- In a large bowl, toss the beans with the radicchio, parsley and dressing.
- Season with salt and pepper, sprinkle with the hazelnuts and serve.
hazelnuts, garlic, salt, yellow wax beans, lemon juice, extravirgin olive oil, freshly ground pepper, flatleaf parsley
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/wax-bean-salad-with-toasted-hazelnuts (may not work)