Green Beans, Corn and Carrot Salad

Green Beans, Corn and Carrot Salad
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
Total Time
10 minutes
Rating
5(905)
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This is a sturdy, appealing picnic recipe made from haricots verts, corn and carrots. Haricots verts, by the way, are skinny green beans, but you can use regular ones instead. Like the sandwich, this salad gets even better the longer it sits, and is relatively indestructible. With all the contrasting colors, it’s pretty, too.

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Ingredients

Yield:6 to 8 servings
  • ½teaspoon kosher salt, more as needed
  • 2tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¼cup minced fresh chives
  • Black pepper, as needed
  • 1pound haricots verts, trimmed
  • 2⅔cups cooked fresh corn kernels (from about 4 corn cobs)
  • ½pound carrot, peeled and coarsely grated (2 cups)
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Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)

327 calories; 28 grams fat; 4 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 20 grams monounsaturated fat; 3 grams polyunsaturated fat; 20 grams carbohydrates; 4 grams dietary fiber; 5 grams sugars; 3 grams protein; 167 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small bowl, whisk together salt, vinegar, garlic and mustard. Whisking constantly, slowly whisk in oil until incorporated. Whisk in chives and pepper.

  2. Step 2

    Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Drop in haricots verts and cook until just tender, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain, cool and chop into bite-size pieces.

  3. Step 3

    In a large bowl, toss together haricots verts, corn and carrot. Toss in dressing and season with salt and pepper.

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This was very good. I halved the dressing and it was plenty and used a bag of organic frozen sweet corn. Would definitely make this again.

The first time I made this dish, I found the raw garlic to be a bit too assertive, overwhelming the more delicate flavors. This time, I threaded the garlic cloves on a skewer and blanched them about 45 seconds in the pot with the beans. After cooling the cloves, I pressed rather than minced. I thought the resulting dressing was much more harmonious.

This was lovely. My corn was fresh from the farm so I didn't cook it. If you've never had fresh raw corn, give it a try. Sweet and crunchy. What's wrong with that?

Delicious, colorful, and flexible. Like others, I thought 1 cup of oil was too much. I used 1/2 cup oil, but left the other dressing ingredients at the full amount. I subbed asparagus for the green beans, because it’s too early for good beans here. But there is good fresh corn, so used that without cooking. I had some leftover fresh basil and tossed that in with the chives. I thought about julienning the carrots as others did, but it was easier to chop them in my little food processor. Will do that again. I think the size works well with the corn. I think this will become a standard in the summer, using what veggies look freshest, adding black beans for a main salad for lunch as someone else suggested, etc.

Great salad that required ess oil and more acidity. I added tarragon and cubed roasted chicken and made a dinner meal out of it. Very satisfying way to eat the latest haricots verts of our garden.

Dressing can be halved - needs more acid too - added lemon juice Grilled the carrots and sliced thin. Grilled the corn too. Definitely add feta or goat cheese

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