Fresh Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing

Name: Fresh Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 18 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 lb Green Beans (2 pounds Fresh green beans); 3 cloves Garlic (3 cloves garlic, cut into pieces); ½ pint Tomato, Grape (1/2 pint yellow grape tomatoes, washed and cut in half); 0.13 tsp Black Pepper (1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper); 2 tbsp Olive Oil (2 tablespoons olive oil); 2 tbsp Pecans (2 tablespoons toasted and chopped pecans for garnish (substitute almonds or pine nuts if you'd prefer)); 2 tbsp Red Wine Vinegar (2 tablespoons red wine vinegar); 1 tsp Table Salt (1 teaspoon Salt); 1 piece Shallots (1 shallot); ¼ cup Spicy Brown Mustard (1/4 cup spicy brown mustard)

18 minMediterranean

Servings4

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Steps

1For the dressing
2Add all the ingredients to a blender and pulse until smooth. Taste the dressing and season, as needed.Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.For the salad
3Refrigerate the clean tomatoes until ready to assemble the salad.Blanch the green beans in boiling water for about three minutes.
4Drain them and immediately place them in ice water. Once cold, drain and refrigerate until ready to assemble the salad.When ready to serve, add the green beans and tomatoes to a large bowl.
5Drizzle the chilled dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
6Serve on individual plates and garnish with the toasted pecans.
7Add more dressing as desired