GREEN BEANS, CORN AND CARROT SALAD

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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.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Time 10m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, more as needed
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup minced fresh chives
Black pepper, as needed
1 pound haricots verts, trimmed
2 2/3 cups cooked fresh corn kernels (from about 4 corn cobs)
1/2 pound carrot, peeled and coarsely grated (2 cups)

Steps:

In a small bowl, whisk together salt, vinegar, garlic and mustard. Whisking constantly, slowly whisk in oil until incorporated. Whisk in chives and pepper.
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.
In a large bowl, toss together haricots verts, corn and carrot. Toss in dressing and season with salt and pepper.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 335, UnsaturatedFat 23 grams, Carbohydrate 20 grams, Fat 28 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 166 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams, TransFat 0 grams