RECIPE | Crisp French bean salad

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

300g Blue Peter beans (pictured) or mange tout

300g bush beans or French beans

French dressing:

70ml (⅓ cup) olive oil

85ml (⅓ cup) white wine vinegar

10ml (2 tsp) chopped fresh garlic

5ml (1 tsp) Himalayan pink salt

5ml (1 tsp) freshly ground black pepper

Method:

1. If you'll be blanching the beans, bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Blanch the beans for 3 minutes. Drain and plunge beans into a bowl of iced water to stop the cooking process and keep their bright green colour. Drain and place in a bowl.
2. Place all dressing ingredients in a screwtop jar and shake well.
3. Toss beans with dressing and leave to macerate at room temperature for 1-2 hours, stirring every 20 minutes to coat well with dressing.