Poached Green Bean Salad

The green beans I used here refers to those medium length ones with smooth skin, and not its sibling which is fairly long with a rougher skin texture. Anyway, it seems like the season for it has arrived, or has it not? I picked up a large bag of it from Sunday market the other day for a mere 2 dollars, and I think it is an unbeatable price, unless they sell it for only 1 dollar...

It's a fairly simple dish, my housemate (who does not cook as well) and his girlfriend wanted to join the crowd for a good meal, hence I came up with the dish so that there would be enough things to feed everyone, and ofcourse, I cunningly asked my housemate to buy a couple of stuff for joining the dinner last minute. Wicked! *Laughs*

This time again I am not going to disclose the exact amount of ingredients used, there's no strict rule to it really, salads are meant to be hassle-free and done as according to own tastes.

Ingredients:
about 500g green beans (sliced diagonally)
2 carrots (finely chopped)
1 large onion (finely sliced)
black and white sesame (lightly toasted)
dried red chilli (soaked in hot water and coarsely chopped)
lime juice
3 garlic gloves (finely chopped)
1 tbsp vegetable oil
dijon mustard
brown sugar, salt and pepper to taste

Method:
1. Poach the sliced green beans in boiling hot water for about 3-5 minutes. Soak in ice-cold water immediately.
2. Mix green beans, sliced carrot and black and white sesame in a salad bowl.
3. Heat oil in a saucepan, sautee chilli and garlic until fragrant, stir in onions and add sugar to brown them. Turn off heat, stir in a generous amount of lime juice.
4. Pour sauce over mixed ingredients, add salt and pepper to taste, toss well and throw a generous amount of dijon mustard on top before serving. Done

Last note, feel free to add olive oil to taste for a last touch, that should give another olive-y dimension to the dish. Enjoy!

Tags: Green beans, black sesame, white sesame, dijon mustard, lime juice