Green Bean Salad Almandine
Ingredients
| 4 cups fresh green beans. (about 1 and 1/2 lbs) | ||
| 1 stalk celery thinly sliced | ||
| 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced | ||
| 2 tbs red wine vinegar | ||
| 1 tbs lemon juice | ||
| 1 tsp lemon zest | ||
| kosher salt and fresh crack black pepper to taste | ||
| 1/4 sliced almonds | ||
| Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper to taste |
This is a great salad that uses fresh crispy green beans flavored with lemon juice, wine vinegar and crunchy almonds.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to boil.
- Trim the green beans and add to the water.
- Boil the beans until they are slightly tender. About 4 to 5 minutes.
- Drain the beans and plunge into an ice bath to stop the cooking.
- Drain and pat dry.
- Transfer beans to a large bowl and combine with celery and onion.
- In a small bowl mix vinegar, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt and pepper.
- Add the dressing to the bean mixture and toss to combine.
- Toast almonds in a non stick pan over medium heat, stirring frequently to prevent burning.
- Sprinkle almonds over bean mixture and chill until ready to serve.
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