Tomato Green Bean Salad
Created by Chef Mike Gillespie
Tomato Green Bean Salad
2014-07-14 14:59:53
This dish screams “summer is here”. If you want a refreshing summer salad that uses your fresh garden vegetables this is it.
Ingredients
- 1 ripe fresh tomato
- Hand full fresh green beans
- Hand full chiffonade (thinly sliced) kale
- Parmesan cheese, grated
Dressing ingredients
- 1 oz fresh basil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 T Dijon mustard
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 t salt
- 1/2 t pepper
Instructions
- Pick the ends off the beans and blanch in boiling water for 1 min. Drain and cool in cold water. Drain and put in a bowl.
- Slice tomato into 3/4" wedges. Then add to the bowl with the bean and kale.
For dressing
- Put basil, lemon juice, and mustard in the bottom of a blender. With blender running slowly add olive oil. The dressing should get thicker as you add oil. Add salt and pepper at the end.
- Toss the kale, tomatoes, and beans in the dressing. Arrange on plates then add a healthy amount of parmesan cheese on top.
Adapted from The Living Farm Café
Adapted from The Living Farm Café
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