Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Green Bean Salad with Mustard Seeds and Tarragon

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Serves 10 as a side

Some information about Nigella Seeds

Ingredients


2 1/2 cups green beans, trimmed
4 1/2 cups snow peas, trimmed
3 1/4 cups green peas (fresh or frozen)
4 tsp coriander seeds, roughly crushed with a mortar and pestle
2 tsp mustard seeds
6 Tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoon nigella seeds
1 small red onion, finely chopped
2 mild fresh red chiles, seeded and finely diced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
grated zest of 2 lemons
1/4 cup chopped tarragon
coarse sea salt
2 cups baby chard leaves (optional)

Method


Fill a medium saucepan with cold water and bring to the boil. Blanch the green beans for 4 minutes, then immediately lift them out of the pan and into the iced water to refresh. Drain and dry. 

Bring a fresh pan of water to the boil and blanch the snow peas for 1 minute only. Refresh, drain and dry. Use the same boiling water to blanch the peas for 20 seconds. Refresh, drain and dry. Combine the beans, snow peas and peas in a large mixing bowl. 

Put the coriander seeds, mustard seeds and oil in a small saucepan and heat up. When the seeds begin to pop, pour the contents of the pan over the beans and peas. Toss together, then add the nigella seeds, red onion, chile, garlic, lemon zest and tarragon. Mix well and season with salt to taste. 

Just before serving, gently fold the chard leaves, if using, in with the beans and peas, and spoon the salad onto serving dish.

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