Cucumber, String/ Green Bean And Olive Salad

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• kosher salt
• 1/2 lb string bean
• 2 cucumbers (1 1/4 pounds)
• 1/4 lb oil-cured black olive, pitted, torn in half
• 1/4 cup fresh flat leaf parsley
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• bowl ice water (for greenbeans)

Recipe

• 1 boil string beans in salted water 3-4 minutes or until just tender.
• 2 bring a pot of water to a boil.
• 3 cool in bowl of ice water.
• 4 drain, and cut in half lengthwise.
• 5 peel cucumbers, cut in half and remove seeds.
• 6 cut into ½-inch-thick slices on the diagonal.
• 7 combine cucumbers, string beans, olives, and parsley leaves in a medium bowl.
• 8 in a small bowl whisk together mustard, red-wine vinegar, and salt and pepper.
• 9 slowly add olive oil, whisking constantly until well combined.
• 10 toss everything together before serving.