Pesto Green-Bean Potato Salad
From mountainmama 15 years ago
- 45 minutes to make
- Serves 6
Great side dish, good for lunch and
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed fresh basil leaves shopping list
- 1/3 cup pecans, toasted shopping list
- 1 small garlic clove, chopped shopping list
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 2 tablespoons olive oil shopping list
- coarse salt and ground pepper shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds small red new potatoes, scrubbed shopping list
- 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed and halved crosswise shopping list
How to make it
- Make pesto: Bring 2 cups water to a simmer in a small saucepan. Add basil, and submerge with a spoon; immediately drain in a colander. In a blender, combine basil, pecans, garlic, lemon juice, oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, and 1/4 cup water; blend until smooth. Set aside.
- Make salad: In a large saucepan, cover potatoes with salted water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer until tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, about 15 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon (reserve pan of water). When cool enough to handle, cut potatoes into quarters; place in a large bowl.
- While potatoes are cooling, return reserved water to a boil. Add green beans; cook until crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Drain well; transfer to bowl with potatoes.Add pesto, and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper; serve immediately.
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I love the crunchiness of the pecans in your recipe! Well done!
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