Potato & Green Bean Salad with Nori Tartare

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This salad is a clever vegan take on surf and turf: The nori is the surf, the potatoes and green beans, the turf. The nori “tartare,” which is adapted from Clotilde Dusoulier’s book The French Market Cookbook, is also delicious as a dip for crackers. Slideshow: Vegan Recipes 

Potato & Green Bean Salad with Nori Tartare
Photo: © Con Poulos
Active Time:
30 mins
Total Time:
1 hrs 30 mins
Yield:
6

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup shredded nori (8 grams)

  • 1 cup cold water

  • 1 garlic clove, minced

  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon drained capers

  • 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon walnut oil

  • Salt

  • Freshly ground pepper

  • 1 1/2 pounds baby potatoes, halved or quartered if large

  • 3/4 pound haricots verts, cut into 1-inch lengths

  • 1 Hass avocado, cut into 1/2-inch chunks

Directions

  1. In a medium bowl, cover the nori with the cold water and let stand for 30 minutes. Transfer to a fine sieve to drain, lightly pressing to remove excess water.

  2. Meanwhile, in a mini food processor, combine the garlic, shallot and lemon juice and let stand for 15 minutes. Add the nori, capers, 3 tablespoons of the olive oil and the walnut oil and pulse to a fine paste. Season with salt and pepper. Transfer the “tartare” to a jar and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.

  3. In a steamer basket set over 2 inches of boiling water, steam the potatoes until tender, 12 minutes; transfer to a bowl. Add the haricots verts to the steamer and steam until crisp-tender, 5 minutes. Add the beans to the potatoes, then fold in the nori “tartare” and the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season the salad with salt and pepper. Gently fold in the avocado and serve warm.

Make Ahead

The “tartare” can be refrigerated for up to 3 days. Bring to room temperature before using.

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