Midsummer Green Bean Salad

Name: Midsummer Green Bean Salad
Ingredients: ½ cup thinly and diagonally sliced white part of scallions; 1½ pounds ripe tomatoes, thoroughly cored and cut into 1-inch chunks; ½ cup olive oil; ½ cup thinly and diagonally sliced white part of scallions; ½ cup coarsely chopped dill fronds; Freshly ground black pepper; ½ lemon (optional); ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons kosher salt; 2 pounds haricots verts (slender green beans), tipped and tailed (about 12½ cups); 2 pounds haricots verts (slender green beans), tipped and tailed (about 12½ cups)

Preparation info

Makes
8 Cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Intolerant Gourmet

By Barbara Kafka

Published 2011

About

As simple as it gets, this is a classic.

Ingredients

¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 pounds

Vegan
Gluten-free
Summer

Method

Bring 3 quarts water plus ¼ cup of the salt to a rolling boil. Stir in the green beans. As soon as the water returns to a boil, boil for 5 minutes. As the beans boil, prepare a very cold ice water bath in a la