Green bean salad with orange and sesame
4 servings
30 minutes
This refined green bean salad with orange and sesame is a harmonious blend of freshness and rich flavors. Originating from French cuisine, it reflects its pursuit of elegance and balance. The tender beans, lightly sautéed with onions, acquire a soft texture and deep flavor that refreshes the sweet-sour orange. Toasted sesame seeds add a nutty note and a light crunch, creating contrast. The dressing made from orange juice, wine vinegar, and olive oil highlights the natural juiciness of the ingredients. This salad is perfect as a light appetizer or an exquisite complement to main dishes, especially fish and white meat. Serving this salad is not only a gastronomic pleasure but also an aesthetic delight, as its colors and textures create a true culinary masterpiece.
1
Boil green beans in salted water for 5 minutes. Remove the beans and sauté with sliced onions in olive oil.
- Green beans (string beans): 300 g
- Red onion: 1 head
- Olive oil: 4 tablespoons
- Salt: to taste
2
Cut the orange in half. Squeeze juice from one half. Separate the pulp of the other half from the membranes and cut it into small pieces.
- Oranges: 150 g
- Orange juice: 2 tablespoons
3
Roast sesame seeds in a dry pan.
- Sesame seeds: 2 tablespoons
4
Combine the bean-onion mixture with the orange pulp. Dress the salad with orange sauce. To make the sauce, mix olive oil with wine vinegar and orange juice. Add salt and pepper.
- Oranges: 150 g
- Olive oil: 4 tablespoons
- Wine vinegar: 2 tablespoons
- Orange juice: 2 tablespoons
- Salt: to taste
- Ground white pepper: to taste
5
Sprinkle the ready salad with roasted sesame.
- Sesame seeds: 2 tablespoons
