Recipe - Green Bean Salad With Gruyere And Walnuts

1 One half pound Green beans
One fourth cup Oilandvinegar dressing,
Either bottled or homemade
One fourth teaspoon Ground cumin
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
One half cup Coarsely chopped walnuts
One fourth pound Gruyere cheese, finely minced
1/8 teaspoon Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
To taste

1. Bring a pan of water to the boil. Snap the ends from the beans. Cut in
halves or thirds if very long. Add to the boiling water and time 5 to 7
minutes, or until the beans are tender. Drain in a colander and rinse with
cold water until cool. Wrap in paper towels and a plastic bag;
refrigerate. (This can be done 24 hours in advance.)

2. Whisk together the dressing, cumin and mustard. Refrigerate if not using
right away. About 1 hour before serving the salad, combine the dressing
with the beans, walnuts, Gruyere, salt and pepper. Mix gently. Let marinate
at room temperature 1 hour before serving.

Data per serving: Calories......231 Carbohydrates......11g Monounsaturated
fat....5g Protein........9g Sodium...........180mg Polyunsaturated
fat....7g Fat...........18g Saturated fat.......5g
Cholesterol..........21mg

Adapted from "The Instant Gourmet" by Melissa Clark.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini