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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cup (trimmed & cut into 2 inch pieces) french beans
  • 12, halved cherry tomatoes
  • ¼, chopped red onion
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 quart water
Dressing
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tbsp fresh, (chopped) basil
  • 1 tbsp fresh, (chopped) parsley
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp black pepper

Method
 

  1. Boil water in a saucepan and add 1 tsp salt to it
  2. While the water is boiling, trim and cut the french beans, cut the cherry tomatoes into halves, chop the red onion and set aside
  3. Put the french beans into the boiling water and blanch them for about 4-5 minutes until crisp tender
  4. Drain the french beans and shock them by putting them in ice cold water 2-3 minutes to retain the bright green color
  5. Drain the french beans again and set aside
  6. Mix the balsamic vinegar, olive oil, Dijon mustard, fresh basil, fresh parsley, salt and black pepper for the dressing in a container
  7. Add french beans, tomatoes and red onion to the dressing container
  8. Toss and serve