Green bean and tarragon salad

Name: Green bean and tarragon salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 persons
Cuisine: World
Ingredients: half an iceberg lettuce; 2 ripe tomatoes; 150 gram green beans; small handful of fresh tarragon; 1 red onion; 50 gram Parmesan cheese; 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard; 50 ml white wine vinegar; 150 ml olive oil; pepper and salt to taste

Green bean and tarragon salad goes great with some toasted bread, perfect meal for a hot summer evening. And it's vegetarian!

Green bean and tarragon salad ingredients

Recipe green bean and tarragon salad

Made by Véronique

Published at 2015-07-13, this recipe is for 2 persons and takes 20 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-05

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

5 minutes

Total time

20 minutes

Preparation - 15 minutes

Fill the medium-sized pan with water and a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. trim the edges of the green beans and cut them in half. The easiest way is to use your hands or knife to line the beans up at your cutting board, about 6 at a time.

Cut one side off first and then the other side. When the water has come to a boil, cook the beans for a few minutes. Immediately remove from the water and place under running cold water to stop them from becoming overcooked.

Peel the red onion and slice into half rings. Rinse the ripe tomatoes and cut them into quarters. Cut half a lettuce into smaller pieces. Remove the tarragon from the stems and mix with the lettuce.

Now create a simple vinaigrette. COMBINE Dijon mustard and white wine vinegar in the small bowl. Slowly add the olive oil and use your whisk to mix it well. Season the simple vinaigrette with some pepper and salt.

Putting the salad together - 5 minutes

Divide lettuce, tarragon, tomato quarters, red onion halves and green beans on 2 plates. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and use a vegetable peeler to create parmesan cheese shavings to finish this amazing, yet simple, salad.

You can eat this salad with some toasted bread to make it a very good weekday meal. Enjoy!