Green Bean and Cherry Tomato Salad
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Recipe type: Summer Salad
 
Ingredients
  • 3 cups Cherry Tomatoes
  • 8 cups Green Beans 1 Red Onion
  • 1 large red onion
  • 6 Tbs Olive Oil
  • 4 Tbs Pomegranate Vinegar
  • 4 Tbs. chopped shallots
  • 2 t. Dijon mustard
  • 2 t. grated lemon zest
  • ¼ cup chopped basil
  • ¼ cup chopped Italian parsley
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ¼ t. salt
  • black pepper and flake salt to taste
  • ½ cup toasted slivered almonds or walnuts
Instructions
  1. Make ahead of time- pickled onions in a small bowl, mix the onions with ½ cup red wine vinegar, 1 Tbsp sugar and 1 tsp salt. Set aside for 1 hour
  2. Make a dressing with the vinegar, oil, shallots, garlic, mustard, lemon zest, and mustard. Set aside.
  3. Meanwhile, blanch the green beans in salted boiling water, for 3-5 minutes, until desired tenderness. Transfer to a bowl of ice water, and let cool.
  4. Drain and lay out on towel and pat dry.
  5. Cut cherry tomatoes in half.
  6. Remove the onions from the vinegar marinade.
  7. Toss the onions, beans, cherry tomatoes, basil, and parsley with the salad dressing
  8. Garnish with the toasted almonds
Recipe by iEatGreen at https://www.ieatgreen.com/green-bean-and-cherry-tomato-salad/