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Green Bean Salad With Pickled Peppers and Anchovy Dressing Recipe

J. Kenji López-Alt
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Green Bean Salad With Pickled Peppers and Anchovy Dressing Recipe

[Photographs: J. Kenji Lopez-Alt]

Note: Beans can be blanched and chilled and dressing can be made up to 2 days in advance.

Read more: The Food Lab's Thanksgiving: Green Bean Salad with Pickled Peppers and Anchovy Dressing

  • Yield:serves 8 to 10
  • Active time: 30 minutes
  • Total time:30 minutes
  • Rated: 5

Ingredients

  • Kosher salt
  • 2 1/4 pounds green beans, trimmed
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 6 whole anchovy filets, chopped into a paste
  • 2 ounces finely grated parmesan cheese (about 1 cup)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh juice from 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup sliced Pepperoncini, drained
  • 2 medium shallots, finely sliced (about 2/3 cup)
  • 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts

Directions

  1. 1.

    Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Fill a large bowl with water and ice. Add beans to boiling water and cook until tender crisp, about 4 minutes. Transfer to ice bath until cool. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet lined with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel and dry beans carefully (see note). Set aside.

  2. 2.

    Combine mayonnaise, anchovies, parmesan, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  3. 3.

    Add beans, pepperoncini, shallots, and pine nuts. Toss to combine, and serve.

This Recipe Appears In
The Food Lab's Thanksgiving: Green Bean Salad with Pickled Peppers and Anchovy Dressing

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J. Kenji López-Alt Chief Culinary Advisor

J. Kenji López-Alt is a stay-at-home dad who moonlights as the Chief Culinary Consultant of Serious Eats and the Chef/Partner of Wursthall, a German-inspired California beer hall near his home in San Mateo. His first book, The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (based on his Serious Eats column of the same name) is a New York Times best-seller, recipient of a James Beard Award, and was named Cookbook of the Year in 2015 by the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Kenji's next project is a children’s book called Every Night is Pizza Night, to be released in 2020, followed by another big cookbook in 2021.

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