French Green Bean Salad

Serves: 4
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 2 minutes*
Total time: 12 minutes*

Ingredients

• 4 tsp. white wine vinegar
• 4 tsp. extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp. honey
• 1 lb. French green beans (haricots verts),  trimmed**
• 3 tbsp. thinly sliced shallots
• 1/4 cup crumbled goat cheese
• 2 tbsp. chopped walnuts, toasted

Directions

1. For the vinaigrette, in a small bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, mustard and honey. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
2. Bring a large pot of salted water to boiling. Add beans; cook 2 minutes. Drain, then immediately place beans in a large bowl of ice water. Let stand in ice water 3 minutes. Drain; transfer to a large serving bowl.
3. Pour vinaigrette over beans. Add shallots; toss to combine. Sprinkle with cheese and walnuts and serve.

Recipe notes:  *3 minutes stand time extra
**Or use snap beans if French beans are unavailable, and increase cooking time by 2 minutes.

Nutrition

* Recipe developed for Integrated Marketing Services Photography by Visual Cuisines