- Lunch |
- Dinner
Summer Green Bean and Tomato Salad
- 10 MINS
|
- 15 MINS
|
- SERVES 4

Ingredients
- - 300g green beans
- - 4 medium sized tomatoes (use whatever tomatoes are in season and thriving at your local market!)
- - 1/2 cup olives (mix of Kalamata and Green olives)
- - 3 spring onions
- - 1 lebanese cucumber
- - 1 red capsicum
- - 1-2 sprigs fresh thyme
- - 300g bocconcini
- - Olive oil
- - Sea salt
- - Fresh ground pepper
Steps
- Top and tail your green beans and dice them in 1inch pieces. Bring a pot of water to a boil, then add a generous amount of salt to the water. Add the green beans and cook for about 3-4 minutes until tender-crisp. Drain and immediately transfer to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process and preserve their bright green color. Drain again and set aside.
- Slice your capsicum into 4 wedges and roast on a griddle plate until charred on all sides. Set aside to cool then cut into strips 1 inch long and about 1 cm wide.
- Dice up the tomatoes and cucumber into bite sized wedges.
- Assemble the salad in a large bowl by combining the tomatoes, cooled green beans, diced cucumber, spring onions, olives, roasted capsicum strips, and bocconcini.
- Top with a sprinkle of fresh thyme, drizzle with olive oil and season generously with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Gently toss everything together until well combined. Adjust the seasoning if needed. Serve immediately, or chill for 15-20 minutes to let the flavours meld.