5 green bean salad salata Recipes

green beans, trimmed, radishes, sliced paper -thin, sliced prosciutto , cut crosswise into thin strips, aged sherry, dijon mustard, minced fresh chives, olive oil, ricotta salata (salted dry ricotta cheese)

english cucumbers, sliced very thin, red onions or 1/4-1/2 white onion, diced, tomatoes, halved (optional), green beans , cooked until tender crisp (optional), salad oil, vinegar or 1 -2 tbsp salata seasoned, salt, fresh ground pepper , to taste, sugar , to taste (optional)

apricot-pineapple nectar, rice vinegar, chopped dried apricots (about 1 oz), slender green beans, trimmed, papaya, peeled, seeded , thinly sliced lengthwise, chopped unsalted dry roasted pistachios, ricotta salata * or feta cheese, crumbled, available at cheese shops , some italian markets and some specialty foods stores.

champagne vinegar, shallots, minced, extra virgin olive oil, walnut oil, salt & freshly ground black pepper, french haricots vert, blossom ends trimmed, baby arugula, pecorino romano cheese or 4 oz ricotta salata, dozen nicoise olives