Green Bean, Onion, Roast Potato Salad With Rosemary Vinaigrette
photo by Blue Sparrow
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 3 lbs boiling potatoes, scrubbed well
- 2⁄3 cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1⁄4 cup red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon crumbled dried rosemary
- 1 red onion, halved lengthwise,and sliced thin lengthwise
- 2 lbs green beans, trimmed and cut into 1 inch lengths
- 3⁄4 - 1 cup kalamata olive, pitted and halved
directions
- Halve potatoes, unpeeled, and cut them into 1 inch wedges.
- In a large roasting pan heat 1/3 cup of the oil in the middle of a preheated 425F oven for 5 minutes.
- Add potatoes, tossing well to coat with oil and roast them, stirring every 10 minutes, for 30 minutes, or until tender.
- Let cool in pan.
- In a blender, puree garlic, vinegar, rosemary and salt to taste.
- With motor running, add remaining 1/3 cup of oil and blend well until emulsified.
- In a small bowl of ice and cold water, let onion soak for 5 minutes, drain and pat dry.
- Boil green beans in salted water for 5 minutes, or until crisp-tender, and drain.
- Refresh under cold water and pat dry.
- In a very large bowl, combine potatoes, onions, beans and olives.
- Add dressing and toss gently.
- Serve at room temperature.
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Reviews
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This is a tangy salad. I'd prefer a creamier dressing, so next time I'll stir in a dallop of mayo. The kalamata olives are a nice touch, and set this salad apart. I used regular onions, so to take off the edge that raw onions have, I roasted most, but not all, of the onion slices on top of the potatoes for the last 5 minutes.
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I had already par boiled some baby red potatoes and cooked some green beans last night when I found this recipe. I roasted the potatoes a very short time in the oven until they were done and then proceeded with recipe. As a preference, used only one clove of garlic. The dressing was outstanding and we really enjoyed this. Thanks so much for sharing it, Evelyn.
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I suffer from compulsive obsessive behaviour with regard to food and my psychiatrist thought it would be a good idea to find a 'society' where many have the same problem and try to find a cure.
So far, I've copied a couple of thousand recipes from this site and my psychiatrist has thrown the towel in and refuses to answer the phone when I call.
What did I do wrong?
Got 3 kids that keep me on the go - 10 and under at this point (2008) - I may not get round to updating this for a few years, so you'll have to do your own maths.
I teach English full-time and Greek Cookery part-time. I would like to make the cooking part of it full-time and the English Grammar part of it part-time.
That's all for now.