French Bean Salad with Mint

Name: French Bean Salad with Mint (Insalata di Fagiolini alla Menta)
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 350 g (12 oz) French beans, topped and tailed, or tender runner beans, trimmed and sliced; 350 g (12 oz) French beans, topped and tailed, or tender runner beans, trimmed and sliced; 1 garlic clove; 3 sprigs fresh mint; 4 tbsp olive oil; juice of 1 lemon; salt and pepper to taste; salt and pepper to taste

Insalata di Fagiolini alla Menta

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

An Invitation to Italian Cooking

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 1986

About

‘What could be simpler than French beans in a salad? It is important to have very fresh beans, without strings. The combination of the garlic and mint, along with the oil and lemon, gives a totally unexpected flavour.’

Ingredients

350 g (12 oz) French beans, topped and tailed, or tender runner beans, trimmed and sliced
1 garl

Europe
France
Italy
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Boil the beans in plenty of salted water and cook until quite tender. Drain. Finely chop the garlic and mint. Then mix them with the oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper and stir into the beans. Mix well and eat hot or cold.