Gourmet Italian Recipes: Saffron, Potatoes and Green Bean Salad

Recipe

Side

Saffron, Potatoes and Green Bean Salad

By FDL

Exquisite saffron adds a dash of unexpected colour to this potato salad with tender green beans and herbs

Ingredients

New potatoes 600 g
Green beans 250 g
Broad beans 250 g
Chopped parsley 30 ml
White wine vinegar 60 ml
Vegetable broth 60 ml
Pepper a pinch, freshly ground
Mixed herbs like chicory, parsley, dill 15 ml
Powdered saffron a pinch
Extra-virgin olive oil 60 ml
Salt To taste

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Preparation time 30 m
Cooking time 25 m
Recipe category Side
Recipe yield 4
Recipe cuisine Italian

Preparation

Peel the potatoes and cook for 25 minutes in salted water, adding saffron. Drain. Cook the broad beans for 5 mintes in salted water, then drain.

Wash and sort beans and blanch them in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Drain.

Make a vinaigrette with the oil, vinegar and herbs. Salt and pepper. Mix with potatoes and beans. Leave to marinate for 30 minutes and divide into bowls or glasses and serve.

Wine pairing: Roero Arneis