Chilled Green Bean Vinaigrette

Total Time: 5 hrs Preparation Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 lbs fresh green beans
• 1/4-1/3 cup onion, finely chopped (or to taste)
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard (or to taste)
• 3 tablespoons wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice (or to taste)

Recipe

• 1 steam beans until just crisp-tender (do not over cook, the texture should be firm not soft).
• 2 rinse/plunge in ice water or very cold water; drain very well.
• 3 in a bowl combine oil, mustard, wine vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper (adjusting all ingredients to taste).
• 4 in a large bowl place the beans and chopped onions.
• 5 pour the vinaigrette over, and toss well to combine.
• 6 adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 cover and chill for a minimum of 5 hours.