Marinated Green Bean Salad

Photo: flickr user pink_fish13

Ingredients

8 ounces Fresh green beans, washed and trimmed

8 ounces Young zucchini, washed and trimmed

8 ounces Red bell pepper, roasted

3 tablespoons Balsamic vinegar

1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil

2 Cloves garlic, sliced

1 Anchovy, minced

1 tablespoon Parsley, minced

1/2 teaspoon Salt

Freshly ground pepper

6 lrg Lettuce leaves

Preparation

Steam whole beans and squash until just tender, about 6 minutes. Plunge into cold water to stop cooking. Cut beans on diagonal into 2-inch lengths.

Cut zucchini into 2-inch sticks, about as big around as green beans. Remove char, seeds and stem from pepper and cut into 2-inch strips. In a medium bowl, mix together vinegar, oil, garlic, anchovy, parsley and salt and pepper. Add vegetables and allow to stand at least 30 minutes. Divide among lettuce leaves to serve, drizzling any remaining marinade over the top.

Serves 6