Green Bean Salad

Name: Green Bean Salad (Mtsvane Lobios Salati)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; ½ cup chopped cilantro; 1 pound young green beans; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 large garlic clove, peeled and minced

Mtsvane Lobios Salati

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Georgian Feast

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1999

About

The dressing for this simple salad is similar to a French vinaigrette, though zestier. Use very fresh, tender beans.

Ingredients

1 pound young green beans
1 large garlic clove, peeled and minced
½ cup

Asia
Georgia
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Trim the beans and cook them in boiling salted water until just tender, about 8 minutes. Drain well and mix with the remaining ingredients. Chill for several hours, but bring to near room temperature before serving.