Green bean salad with caper salsa

Recipes / Salads

Crunchy green beans are pure perfection with this zesty caper salsa.

Recipe «Green bean salad with caper salsa» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 10 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1kg green beans, trimmed, 1 cup walnuts, 1/2 cup olive oil, 2 lemons, juiced, 1/2 cup baby capers, drained, rinsed , 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped, 1 small red onion, finely diced, 1 tsp white sugar .

Ingredients:

  • 1kg green beans, trimmed 
  • 1 cup walnuts 
  • 1/2 cup olive oil 
  • 2 lemons, juiced 
  • 1/2 cup baby capers, drained, rinsed 
  • 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, roughly chopped 
  • 1 small red onion, finely diced 
  • 1 tsp white sugar 

Instructions

  1. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Add beans and cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until just tender (see shortcut). Drain and refresh under cold water. Drain again and pat dry with paper towel. Place beans on a plate. Cover and refrigerate until required.
  2. Preheat oven to 180°C. Place walnuts on a baking tray. Roast for 5 minutes or until golden and crisp. Transfer to a board. Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Roughly chop.
  3. Whisk oil and 1/3 cup lemon juice in a jug. Add walnuts, capers, parsley, onion and sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Pour caper salsa over beans and serve.