Green bean, olive and pine nut salad
Green bean, olive and pine nut salad is a lovely fresh small starter, or antipasti. No Italian could possibly begin a meal without antipasti – deliciously delicate and tempting bites to whet the appetite.
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Ingredients
- 50g pitted black olives
- 2 sunblush tomatoes in oil, drained
- 25g Grana Padano, coarsely grated
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp balsamic vinegar
- 300g fine green beans, halved
- 50g pine nut
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Method
- Put the olives and tomatoes on a board and finely chop. Tip into a bowl, and stir in the grated Grana Padano, oil and vinegar.
- Cook the beans in a pan of salted boiling water for 3-4 minutes, until tender. Drain, cool, then add to the bowl.
- Toast the pine nuts in a small frying pan until golden. Add to the bean salad and toss together. Serve in bowls
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