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    You are here: Home / Cooking Times / a) 30 mins or less / Green Bean, Red Onion & Pecorino Salad

    Green Bean, Red Onion & Pecorino Salad

    22 February 2008 - By Michelle Minnaar
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    Green Bean, Red Onion & Pecorino Salad

    Pecorino doesn’t come cheap and I would have hated to let the leftover chunk in our fridge go to waste. After having made Creamy Pecorino & Lemon Pasta with it, I felt it was time for a change. Looking for a bit of inspiration, I paged through a few Good Food magazines and cookbooks when I came across Gordon Ramsay’s salad. At first I was suspicious. Come on, it’s so basic and eating so much raw onion will make me cry for the rest of the week. I closed the book and continued looking through more published material. Bummer. Has anyone noticed how rarely Pecorino appears in recipes? Always pushing myself to try new things I decided I will me making Ramsay’s recipe after all.

    What a surprise it was indeed! It didn’t taste half bad and dare I say it was moreish. What was enlightening was the fact how he poured boiled water over the sliced onion to remove some of its acidity. It really does make a difference. Michael Booth might criticise recipes and its authors all he likes and in some cases he has a point, but I do find by following a few you pick up tips and tricks to make life easier and tastier.

    This salad was so good that I just just didn't want to change it from its original state. The recipe comes from Ramsay’s Fast Food. It makes an excellent starter before a big main course.

    Green Bean, Red Onion & Pecorino Salad
     

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    Green Bean, Red Onion & Pecorino Salad


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    • Author: Michelle Minnaar
    • Total Time: 20 minutes
    • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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    Description

    Green bean red onion salad with pecorino is an excellent choice for a light and healthy lunch or dinner. Simply boil the green beans and it's almost done!


    Ingredients

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    • 400g (14) green beans, trimmed
    • sea salt and black pepper
    • 1 red onion, peeled and thinly sliced
    • 50g (1½ oz) pecorino, freshly grated
    • 45ml (3 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil
    • juice of ½ lemon

    Instructions

    1. Add the beans to a pan of boiling salted water and cook for 4 minutes or until just tender. Drain, refresh in cold water, then pat dry with kitchen paper.
    2. Put the onion in a colander, sprinkle with salt and leave for 5 minutes. Holding the colander over the sink, pour on a kettleful of boiling water to remove some of the onion’s acidity. Drain well and pat dry.
    3. Toss the beans, onion and pecorino together in a bowl. For the dressing, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
    4. Drizzle the dressing over the salad to serve.
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Category: Salad
    • Method: Boil
    • Cuisine: British

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 serving
    • Calories: 205
    • Sugar: 3.2 g
    • Sodium: 249 mg
    • Fat: 14.425 g
    • Saturated Fat: 4.85 g
    • Carbohydrates: 15.475 g
    • Fiber: 4.525 g
    • Protein: 3.725 g

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    1. The Cheap Gourmet

      February 27, 2008 at 12:24 am

      What a beautiful dish! Easy, few ingredients and healthy, what more could one want? Thank you for sharing this. I have added it to my collection of favorites!

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    2. Jeanne

      March 04, 2008 at 2:12 pm

      Looks fabulous! I made roasted green beans & red onions with toasted almonds recently - it's a very happy combination raw or cooked 🙂 Yummy pics, as always.

      Reply
    3. Andrew

      March 09, 2008 at 12:55 pm

      what a delightful looking dish, great colour combination.

      Many thanks for taking part in Waiter.

      Reply
    4. kellypea

      March 09, 2008 at 9:17 pm

      I'm with you -- I make sure the pecorino gets used in anything I can put it in. This salad is not only gorgeous, but delicious sounding. Healthy & simple, too!

      Reply
    5. foodaq

      May 02, 2008 at 11:22 am

      I like this green color,and it must taste good!

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    6. Renil M. George

      October 08, 2017 at 9:46 pm

      Green bean salad! Yay!

      ★★★★★

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