This is a bewitching green salad from Yotam Ottolenghis wildly popular cookbookJerusalem.
Its a unique Mediterranean-hopping salad thats buzzing with flavour!
Ottolenghis Green Bean Salad
Im a self-confessed Ottolenghi tragic (who isnt??).
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This is a recipe adapted from a green bean salad in his popular cookbookJerusalem.
Two big players in this salad that make it so memorable and gives it a uniquely French touch!
These herbs grow abundantly in my garden which is one reason why Ive been making this salad so often.
Coriander and cumin seeds Spices that add a distinctly Eastern Mediterranean / Middle Eastern flavour to the dressing.
Garlic Finely sliced and cooked until golden so you get little crunchy bits throughout the salad.
Just the zest, 2 teaspoons.
Enough for a hint of subtle flavour.
It keeps well overnight too, but be sure to bring it to room temperature before serving.
Cook beans you might cook the beans either by boiling or steaming, your choice.
But cook them only untiljustcooked (3 minutes if you boil them).
You want them so they are cooked through but not boiled to death.
Overcooked beans are grey, limp and lifeless (and stripped of all nutrition and flavour!
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Drain and dry Drain, then run under cold tap water to stop them cooking further.
Otherwise cold tap water works just fine.
He opts to just oven bake the capsicum strips until softened.
Because as I always say, colour = flavour!
Enjoy the theatrics of the sizzle!
Toss well Toss immediately while the dressing it hot.
Toss well to coat all the beans in that lovely garlicky dressing!
Add fresh herbs And finally, add the green onion and fresh herbs, and toss again.
Serve immediately, or keep up to overnight!
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Im telling you,everybodyloves this salad!
All credit to Ottolenghi, I doubt I would have ever come up with such an wicked combination myself.
ForMiddle Easternoptions, serve it withChickenorLamb Shawarma, or withkoftas.
Try it with a simple piece ofpan fried fishorbaked chicken breast.
Have it alongside grilledpork chopsor a simple yet grand-lookingwhole baked herb-stuffed fish.
That would be a terrific combination!
