Haricot Vert And Red Onion Salad With Pistou Recipes

HARICOTS VERTS SALAD

Steps:

• Combine oil, shallot, garlic and herbs in a small nonreactive pan and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and cool. Strain and discard the solids. Set aside.
• In a food processor, combine the vinegar and mustard. With the motor running, very slowly pour in the oil. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Place the balsamic vinegar in a small stainless-steel pan. Simmer slowly until very syrupy and reduced to 1/3 cup. Set aside.
• Parboil the haricots verts in a large pot of salted water until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain, refresh in ice water and dry. Toss beans with the prosciutto and pine nuts and then add enough dressing to coat the ingredients. Transfer to a platter, top with the cheese and drizzle the reduced vinegar over all.

LEEK, RED ONION, AND HARICOT VERT SALAD WITH VEAL STOCK VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°F.
• Trim leeks and halve lengthwise. Rinse leeks well and in an ovenproof skillet arrange, cut sides down. Cut onions into 1/2-inch-thick slices and arrange over leeks. Add water and bring to a boil over high heat. Braise leeks and onions, covered, in middle of oven until very tender, about 1‚ hours. Cool leeks and onions to room temperature. Leeks and onions may be braised 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring leeks and onions to room temperature before proceeding.
• Have ready a bowl of ice and cold water. Trim haricots verts and in a saucepan of heavily salted boiling water cook until completely tender, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon transfer beans to ice water to stop cooking and drain well, patting dry. Beans may be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring beans to room temperature before serving.
• In a small bowl combine shallot and vinegar. Let mixture stand 20 minutes. Whisk in veal stock, mustard, and salt and pepper to taste and whisk in oil in a slow stream until emulsified.
• Arrange vegetables on a platter and drizzle with vinaigrette.

HARICOT VERT AND RED ONION SALAD WITH PISTOU

Steps:

• MAKE PISTOU
• Purée all pistou ingredients in a food processor until basil is finely chopped.
• MAKE SALAD
• Soak the onion in cold water 15 minutes, then drain in a colander and pat dry.
• Cook the beans in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 3 to 6 minutes, then drain in a large colander. Transfer to a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, then drain again and pat dry.
• Toss the beans and onion with the pistou. Season with salt and pepper.
• DO AHEAD
• The PISTOU can be made 6 hours ahead and transferred to a small bowl, then chilled, covered.
• The BEANS can be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled in a sealed large plastic bag lined with paper towels.

HARICOTS VERTS, RED POTATO AND CUCUMBER SALAD

Steps:

• scrub the potatoes clean and trim away any rough spots.
• cut in half potatoes that are larger than a walnut.
• Salt the potatoes lightly and steam them for about 15 minutes, or till tender. Let them cool.
• Wash and trim the beans and steam them for 5-7 minutes, till tender crisp. Let them cool.
• If you have slender, thin skinned cucumbers, wash them, trim the ends and slice the 1/8 inch thick. If you can only find the thicker skinned cucumbers, you will need to peel them, halve them lengthwise and scrape out the seeds before slicing.
• Combine potatoes, green beans, sliced cucumbers, dill, red onion in a large bowl.
• whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, sugar, dijon mustard and a dash of pepper.
• pour the dressing over the vegetables and toss together gently but thoroughly.
• try not to break up the potatoes.
• allow the salad to rest in the refrigerator for an hour or so, then taste, and correct seasonings with more salt, pepper, lemon juice, etc, as needed.

HARICOT VERT AND RED-ONION SALAD WITH PISTOU

Steps:

• Make pistou:
• Purée all pistou ingredients in a food processor until basil is finely chopped.
• Make salad:
• Soak onion in cold water 15 minutes, then drain in a colander and pat dry.
• While onion soaks, cook beans in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until just tender, 3 to 6 minutes, then drain in a large colander. Transfer to a large bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking, then drain again and pat dry.
• Toss beans and onion with pistou. Season with salt and pepper.