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Summer Salads: Green Bean & Cucumber
To make this recipe you will need:
- A cucumber - thinly sliced
- 300g green beans or runner beans
- A small onion - thinly sliced
- Dill and chives - a few sprigs/leaves of each
- Mustard
- Lemon
- Salt & Pepper
- Red or white wine vinegar
- Olive Oil
- Honey or a pinch of sugar
- Walnut sauce (optional)
And here’s how to do it…
1. Put the cucumber in a bowl and lightly salt. Put in the fridge and leave for a least 10 minutes..
2. Prepare the beans - for green beans cut in half or runners in to strips.
3. Blanch the beans until just cooked and then put them in ice water to stop cooking.
4. Chop up your herbs
5. Drain the excess water off the cucumbers. Add the onions along with half a teaspoon mustard, a squeeze of lemon, a pinch of sugar or a teaspoon of honey, a tbsp of vinegar, a drizzle of olive oil and the herbs.
6. Put in the fridge to chill for at least 10 minutes then drain off any excess liquid.
7. Mix in the blanched green beans along with a teaspoon of walnut sauce if using. Chill until ready to serve.
This salad goes perfectly alongside boiled new potatoes, tomato salad and coleslaw served with quiche for a delicious summer dinner.
ENJOY XX
Thanks to https://www.loveandlemons.com/cucumber-salad/ for the picture and the recipe inspiration.
