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French bean salad


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Ingredients


French Bean salad recipe

To serve 6

1 kg / 2 lbs small French beans

1 dessertspoon of chopped tarragon

salt and pepper

vinaigrette

75g / 3ozs gruyere cheese



Top and tail the French beans place in a large pan with salted water. Cook the beans rapidly for about 15 mins. Drain without delay while still warm

Put in a salad bowl and toss with the vinaigrette and tarragon.

Season to taste.

Cut the gruyere cheese into small dice size pieces and when the beans are cold mix the cheese in.

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    juice of a 1/4 of a lemon

    Break the cauliflower into very small sprigs season well.

    Stir the chopped herbs into the mayonnaise add a few drops of lemon juice.

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