Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
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This is a great cold salad. The basil and cherry tomatoes marry perfectly with a high-quality sweet balsamic vinegar along with tender-crisp green and yellow wax beans.
Ingredients
| 1 | pound |
green beans
trimmed |
|
| 1 | pound |
wax beans
trimmed |
* |
| 2 | tablespoons |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
balsamic vinegar
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
kosher salt
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
|
| 3 | cups |
cherry tomatoes
halved |
|
| 1 | cup |
basil
loosely packed, coarsely chopped |
* |
| ½ | cup |
red onion
finely chopped |
|
| 1 | x |
basil
sprigs (optional) |
* |
Directions
Cook green and wax beans in boiling water 5 minutes.
Drain and plunge beans into ice water; drain.
Combine vinegar, oil, salt, and pepper.
Add beans, tomatoes, basil leaves, and onion; toss gently.
Cover and chill.
Garnish with basil sprigs, if desired
