Green Broad Bean Salad
By: Anonymous
Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 - 3:47am

Ingredients




1 pound broad green beans trimmed
2 garlic cloves
1/2 teaspoon salt divided
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 cup thinly-sliced fennel
6 pitted kalamata olives
1/4 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

Preparation

1 In saucepan place beans in 4 cups of boiling salted water; boil 4 to 6 minutes or until tender. Drain and rinse with cold water. 2 Meanwhile mash garlic with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add oil and vinegar; whisk to combine. 3 Combine cooked beans, garlic mixture, fennel, olives, remaining salt, and pepper; toss. Chill well before serving. 4 This recipe yields 8 servings. 5 Comments: Great with grilled leg of lamb or lamb chops seasoned with oregano and garlic.