398574 Fri May 04 19:30:33 -0700 2007 10 31 Home Cooking 0 2543331 This is my attempt to recreate a dish served at Des Alpes, a San Francisco Basque restaurant. The original was surely made with canned or frozen green beans. Amounts are very approximate. 2 lbs. green beans 1/2 red onion 4 eggs, hard-boiled 1/4 cup olive oil 1 tbsp. wine vinegar 1 tsp. salt Dice onion and soak in 1 cup water with a splash of vinegar for 30 minutes, then drain. Trim green beans and snap or cut into 1" lengths, steam five minutes. Mash egg yolks with vinegar and salt until smooth, then beat in olive oil. Put egg whites through egg slicer twice, turning 90 degrees. Toss green beans, onions, and egg whites with egg yolk dressing. Fri May 04 19:30:33 -0700 2007 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 2543395 Never have seen such a thing at a Basque restaraunt, but it sounds so great , I'm doing it tomorrow! Thank you. Fri May 04 20:05:40 -0700 2007 2543331 36661 Sam Fujisaka 1 2543475 I remember those green beans! I thought I remembered them having a mustard kind of kick to them, but it may have only been vinegar. I've been making a long-cooked green bean recipe lately that Jane and Michael Stern claim they got from the Obrero Hotel, where you blanch the beans, then cook them on a sheet pan in a hot oven with a ton of chopped garlic, butter and olive oil, salt and pepper, and a good splash of red wine vinegar. Thanks Robert. Fri May 04 21:07:40 -0700 2007 2543331 10331 heidipie 2 2543632 Yeah, probably some mustard belongs in there too. I think I usually put in a tablespoon of strong Dijon. Fri May 04 23:38:57 -0700 2007 2543475 11369 Robert Lauriston 1 2543525 Canned? CANNED???? You can do better.Do everything the same, but FRESH grean beans, microwave (with a teensy bit of water) until just "alo dente", drain and toss with the dressing while they're hot. Chill, or at least allow to marinate a few minutes until cooled. Fri May 04 21:43:18 -0700 2007 2543331 14479 wayne keyser 2 2543633 As an insufferable Berkeley foodie, I've made this only with fresh local organic green beans in season. I just mentioned canned for historical reasons. Fri May 04 23:40:43 -0700 2007 2543525 11369 Robert Lauriston 3 2736869 Exactly, I ate it dozens of times and I am pretty sure canned were in the original, ergo more nostalgic. Here's my take on the recipe -- I too use mustard, and instead of making a mayo I just use a bit of the canned variety to save time, as I suspect may have been the way in the kitchen: INGREDIENTS 2 cans cut green beans, drained 2 hard boiled eggs, sliced into coins 1/4 cup thinly sliced white onion 2 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp plus 1 tsp white vinegar 1 tsp regular old yellow mustard salt/pepper to taste Whisk the mayonnaise, vinegar, mustard and onion together until smooth. Salt to taste. Thoroughly drain 2 cans of cut green beans. Add to mayonnaise mixture. Add hard boiled eggs to mixture. Stir lightly so that everything gets a coating of the dressing but does not disintegrate. Tue Jul 10 13:45:53 -0700 2007 2543633 43540 orezscu 4 2736913 As I remember it, the egg yolks did disintegrate into the dressing. Tue Jul 10 13:55:15 -0700 2007 2736869 11369 Robert Lauriston 5 2737307 Either way, it is a nice recipe that I missed the first time around. I'm glad it came by again. Tue Jul 10 15:50:30 -0700 2007 2736913 10743 yayadave 1 2543831 Here's my favorite green bean salad. From Alice Waters. Top & tail green beans, cut in half and blanch in big pot of salted water. Set on kitchen towel to cool. Make a shallot vinaigrette. Cut grape or cherry tomatoes in half. Add tomatoes to vinaigrette. Just before serving, toss in green beans. (they'll discolor sitting long in the vinaigrette) It's always a hit. And handy to have a side dish that doesn't need attention while you cook the rest of the meal. Especially good with grilled foods. Sat May 05 06:42:46 -0700 2007 2543331 33755 NYchowcook 1 2543934 If you have access to a Trader Joe's, their frozen green beans (haricots verts, imported from France, little bitty miniature beans, about $2.25 for a big 1.5 lb bag) are lovely for a green bean salad. Sat May 05 07:51:37 -0700 2007 2543331 15521 Querencia