Goddess Salad with Haricots Verts and Feta

This bright-flavored salad, from chef-owner Robert Moore, combines Bibb lettuce, haricots verts, feta cheese and hard-boiled eggs in a fresh thyme dressing. "It's the perfect salad for lunch or dinner," says Moore. It's also one of the few salads that's great almost any time of year. Slideshow:  More Green Salad Recipes 

Goddess Salad with Haricots Verts and Feta
Photo: © Alpha Smoot
Total Time:
30 mins
Yield:
6

Ingredients

  • Salt

  • 1/2 pound haricots verts

  • 1 tablespoon minced shallot

  • 1 small garlic clove, minced

  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

  • 3 tablespoons cider vinegar

  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

  • 3/4 cup canola oil

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme leaves

  • Freshly ground pepper

  • 2 heads of Bibb or butter lettuce, torn into large pieces

  • 1/2 pound feta cheese, crumbled

  • 1 large seedless cucumber, thinly sliced

  • 3 large hard-cooked eggs, quartered

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan of salted boiling water, cook the haricots verts until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and cool under running water; pat dry.

  2. In a mini processor, combine the shallot, garlic, mustard, cider vinegar and lemon juice and process until smooth. With the machine on, add the canola oil in a thin stream. Add the thyme and pulse until minced. Season with salt and pepper.

  3. In a large bowl, combine the torn lettuce, crumbled feta, sliced cucumber, quartered eggs and haricots verts. Add three-fourths of the dressing and toss to coat. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and serve.

Make Ahead

The dressing and haricots verts can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

Suggested Pairing

Minerally, medium-bodied Spanish white.

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