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 (1 1/2 oz) pecorino, freshly grated
- 45ml (3 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil
- juice of 1/2 lemon
Instructions
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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