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Green Bean, Red Onion & Pecorino Salad

22nd 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
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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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!


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Ingredients

  • 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.

  • 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 says

    27th February 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 says

    4th March 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.

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  3. Andrew says

    9th March 2008 at 12:55 pm

    what a delightful looking dish, great colour combination.

    Many thanks for taking part in Waiter.

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  4. kellypea says

    9th March 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 says

    2nd May 2008 at 11:22 am

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

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  6. Renil M. George says

    8th October 2017 at 9:46 pm

    Green bean salad! Yay!

    ★★★★★

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