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Saturday, July 10, 2010

Green and Yellow
Garden Bean Salad

A simple recipe for a fresh bean salad.
Nothing tastes better than straight from
the garden fresh green and yellow beans.
You can serve these hot, chilled or
room temperature, great for a picnic.

Ingredients:
1 lbs green string beans
1 lbs yellow string beans
1 clove of garlic
2 tbsp extra-vigin olive oil
2 tsp balsamic vinegar
5 leaves of basil - preferably purple
salt to taste
pepper to taste


Directions:
Blanch beans in a large pot of
boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes
until tender crisp.
The fresher the beans the
more quickly they cook.
Drain and dress the beans while
still hot and adjust seasonings.

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