Fresh Green Bean and Tomato Salad with Creamy Garlic Dressing

Ingredients

• 2 pounds green beans fresh
• 3 cloves garlic cut into pieces
• 0.5 pint grape tomatoes yellow washed and cut in half
• 0.1 teaspoon pepper black
• 2 tablespoons olive oil 
• 2 tablespoons pecans toasted chopped for garnish (substitute almonds or pine nuts if you'd prefer
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 1  shallots 
• 0.3 cup spicy brown mustard 

Equipment

• bowl
• blender

Directions

1. For the dressing
2. Add all the ingredients to a blender and pulse until smooth. Taste the dressing and season, as needed.Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.For the salad
3. Refrigerate the clean tomatoes until ready to assemble the salad.Blanch the green beans in boiling water for about three minutes.
4. Drain them and immediately place them in ice water. Once cold, drain and refrigerate until ready to assemble the salad.When ready to serve, add the green beans and tomatoes to a large bowl.
5. Drizzle the chilled dressing over the salad and toss to coat.
6. Serve on individual plates and garnish with the toasted pecans.
7. Add more dressing as desired