Green bean and pea salad with salad cream dressing
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Easy
- August 2009

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Serves 4-6
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Takes 5 min to make and 15 min to cook
This fresh green bean and fresh pea salad is the perfect accompaniment to any summery savoury pie.
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Vegetarian recipes
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 99kcals
- Fat
- 6.2g (0.9g saturated)
- Protein
- 2.1g
- Carbohydrates
- 9.1g (1.9g sugar)
- Salt
- 0.1g
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Ingredients
- 500g baby new potatoes, halved
- 200g green beans, topped and tailed
- 100g fresh peas
- Bunch of radishes, finely sliced
- 100g watercress
- 50g pea shoots
For the dressing
- 3 tbsp salad cream
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 5 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
Method
- Place the new potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes until tender. Drain and place in a large serving bowl.
- Bring another pan of water to the boil, add the beans and simmer for 1-2 minutes. Add the peas and simmer for a further 2 minutes. Drain, then refresh under cold running water. Place in the bowl with the potatoes, radishes, watercress and pea shoots.
- In a bowl, whisk together the salad cream, lemon juice, oil and mint. Season with a little salt and ground black pepper, to taste, then pour over the salad and toss together to serve.
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