Green Beans With Red Onion And Mustard Vinaigrette

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons mustard seeds
• 1/3 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 lbs green beans, trimmed

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tablespoon oil in a heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook mustard seeds, stirring, until they pop and are 1 shade darker, about 2 minutes.
• 2 transfer oil with seeds to a large bowl.
• 3 simmer vinegar and sugar in a small saucepan, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, then cool 5 minutes.
• 4 heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil in cleaned skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, stirring, until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.
• 5 remove from heat and stir in vinegar, then add to mustard oil in large bowl.
• 6 have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water.
• 7 cook beans in a pot of boiling salted water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes.
• 8 drain in a colander and plunge into ice water to stop cooking, then drain well.
• 9 toss beans with vinaigrette and salt and pepper, to taste.
• 10 serve at room temperature or chilled.
• 11 gourmet magazine -- sara moulton.